clutch at

Example Sentences

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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

Taylor Smith hit a 3 for the Musketeers with 35 seconds to go but Creighton was clutch at the line.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

As the children clutch at each other, their bodies fused and foreheads touching, Abel whispers words of comfort.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

I could hear Granda’s breathing and see Celia clutch at her knitting.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff