clutched
Example Sentences
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"I definitely wasn't trying to hole that putt," Rai smiled as he clutched the Wanamaker Trophy.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
But defeat has been clutched from the jaws of victory before.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
A gaggle of emotional relatives clutched bouquets of flowers and placards bearing loved-ones' names as prisoners were released from Insein's barbed-wire boundary shortly before noon.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
After her program, she clutched the necklaces on her burgundy lace dress and knelt at center ice.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
We’d spin around the studio with them clutched in our fists.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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