claws

Example Sentences

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As polished as it was quirky, the performance was packed with personality and one of the sharpest hooks to ever sink its claws into the contest.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Webbed claws clutch at a rock, and slowly, awkwardly, the creature lifts her rounded, barrel-like body out of the river.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Their analysis showed that the claws of this fossil bug were strikingly different from those found in other insects.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Several people are arrested every year selling or buying tiger hides, teeth, claws and bones, prized in traditional Chinese medicine.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The two remaining HYDROs dug their claws into the ice and blasted their engines.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown