claws

Example Sentences

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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

Every year Lennick is relieved when she sees hair claws are still trending.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

There were no other hands, claws, or wings, so Mr. MacPherson nodded at the seal and said, “Very well, Briony.”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness