clutch at
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
For a few seconds, I clutch at innocent explanations.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
Ten, fifteen, or twenty at a time would clutch at the tape, as it streamed out with its endless lines of quotations,” Miller wrote in the Chicago Tribune of Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025
Cold air, often pooled near the ground, seemed to clutch at our ankles and perhaps make us wonder whether longer socks might be in order.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022
He got to his feet, stopping only to clutch at his bruised ribs, and then trailed the cat to the back of the house.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
