clutching

Example Sentences

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Quiroz was sworn in as mayor while clutching her husband’s white hat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Salah, 33, was substituted in the 59th minute at Anfield after going down clutching his left leg.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

"I'm doing this to pray for the healing of my seven-month-old baby, who is suffering from pneumonia," John David, clutching a whip in one hand, told AFP at the beginning of the procession.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A toddler sat on her mother’s lap, clutching a rosary.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

The early morning joggers and the half-asleep students clutching bags of bagels to their chests didn’t so much as give him or the towering, enraged ghost slowly making his way to Boaz a passing glance.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny