clutches

Example Sentences

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In the experiments, two clutches were arranged in double rings to match fossil evidence.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Both pairs have since rebuilt their nests in slightly higher locations and are incubating fresh clutches of eggs.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

They escaped the evil clutches of the gross neighbor kid next door, fled a toy collector’s plastic prison and even avoided an incinerator in one scene that scarred countless children around the world.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

Some customers agree that the strike is the thing keeping them from returning to the leather-clad clutches of the coffeehouse.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

At one point all the chairs float some distance off the ground, and while the movement is steady and secure, Bailey’s toes barely graze the floor and he clutches the sides of his chair nervously.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern