white knuckle

Example Sentences

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U.S. energy stocks have vaulted upward despite white-knuckle moments when oil prices seesawed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

So, in a new year, while we’re still holding onto resolutions with a white-knuckle grip, these are a few things that film culture should leave on the cutting room floor.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

Perched 8,750 feet up in a box canyon in the Colorado Rockies, it’s reachable only by twisting roads or a white-knuckle drop into one of the nation’s highest airports.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

It must have felt as though the royal world, used to travelling at the sedate pace of a carriage, had turned into a white-knuckle ride.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

The effort made him dizzy, and he had to white-knuckle the wood until his head cleared.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker