clench
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Faces clench before pivotal moments of conflict on stage.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
I get up there, I’m like, smile, don’t look like you’re shaking inside, pop the hip, float your arm down, don’t clench your hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
"One of my most frequent tics is I clench my stomach and that makes me inhale air, which means that I'm constantly bloated," Smith says.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
It starts around 6:45 a.m. — a faint, faraway boom, followed by a low growl that makes my stomach tighten and hands clench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
She wasn’t afraid of heights, but the thought of being so high up with nothing but glass to protect her made her stomach clench.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Somatic workout classes, characterized by minuscule clenches and releases, have exploded in popularity as an antidote to high-intensity exercise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
It’s like the face that Dorothy makes when she clenches her eyes shut and clicks her ruby red slippers to transport herself home.
From Slate ● May 12, 2024
Mercy clenches her hands and she thumps the table as she agrees.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
Half a world away, Tony Goldwyn clenches his jaw in a kitted-out corporate conference room as the only honest crisis manager in the airline biz.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
She clenches her hands into fists and almost spits at me, “Don’t you dare.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
Ms. Porcaroli exhibits a clenched devotion to playing her lines perfectly straight; the script would be insufferable if she tried to be cute or funny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
But in Monday’s game, the Sparks could only cling to the game with clenched fists as the gap widened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
With 54 minutes on the clock, Ben Gannon-Doak let out a roar, clenched his fist and punched the air after shielding the ball out for a Scotland goal-kick.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
She celebrated with a clenched fist after a ferocious smash secured a break for a 4-1 lead.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
She flipped them over, clenched them into fists, and slowly reopened them.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
In widely shared footage of the rescue, Gerson can be seen clenching his eyes shut and tilting his head back to the sky as he embraces his son, overwhelmed with emotion.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“I’ve watched hundreds of videos get trashed because Roco’s eye was twitching wrong or his jaw wasn’t clenching or the camera didn’t go all the way to the right,” said Alimzhanov.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
They’re clenching their fists while they’re watching this keynote.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
As a star player in the '60s and '70s, Simpson was eventually inducted into the Football Hall of Fame, clenching the title as one of the greatest running backs of all time.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2024
Joon keeps his head bowed, his hands clenching and unclenching by his side.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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