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Sentence Examples I did run into an American woman who had a hunted look in her eyes, clutched her bag to her chest, kept gesturing to all around to stay away. He clutched my upper sleeve tightly and writhed in his agony for a while before finally stammering a few words. Anne moved closer to Amelia, feeling like a little girl again as she nearly clutched her nursemaid's skirts. Once there he sat on the bed with his knees clutched to his chest, his eyes staring. But the room remained empty, and the light remained harsh and inexorable, and she sat in her bed, her hands clutched tightly together. His queen, a girl with long, strawberry blond ringlets, clutched his arm tightly at his side, positively beaming. His short stubby fingers clutched a brown clipboard as he waited for her reply. He excitedly stumbled over pronouncing my name and ran up and clutched at my legs. Her left hand closed around an invisible scabbard and her right hand clutched the hilt of a sword. Some supporters were in high spirits, singing as they clutched their beer, but the event passed off without trouble. I clutched my himation close to my face as the sea wind blew and pushed the ships away from shore. Blair reached up to the overhead to retrieve his pack, and a twinge of remembered pain clutched his chest. She clutched her forehead and sucked in a swallow of air as she steadied herself. Remember when you clutched your loved ones and swore to live each day to the fullest and be thankful for life and everything in it? Claus Jensen, bright and inventive in midfield, tested Richard Wright with a 30-yard swerver which the England keeper clutched in his midriff. I clutched the gown to me and felt that feminine joy spread throughout my body as I hugged it to myself. His own fear, however, clutched at his gut, seizing him with its iron clasp. As he clutched his chest and fell to the ground in pain, he realized the horror of his mistake. Standing in the witness box, she clutched her handbag to her body to stop her hands from shaking as she gave her evidence. She was wearing tatty clothes and her grubby hands clutched dozens of plastic bags. Show More Sentences Usually, I had no fear of flying, but at that instant, the cold grip of fear clutched at my heart. She's leaning there, supported by the banister, swaying slightly, keys clutched leaving imprints in her right hand. He clutched at the light coverlet, pulling it with him as he sat up, a flush coloring his skin. The boy whimpered, and his small fingers clutched feebly at the man, tangling in the fabric of his shirt. The girl clutched her head and let out a scream of pain that pierced the air, falling to her knees with tears spilling down her cheeks. She clutched the bundle of wood to her chest like a shield and lied without compunction. The elf clutched the small conch shell in one hand and whispered a thank you to her friend. Only that and the dull metallic sheen of the flintlock pistol clutched firmly in his hand. Brad's eyes bugged out and he clutched his face as pain like fire ripped through his head. Adan clutched onto me and screamed, disturbing the flocks of birds resting in trees nearby. She cried out, stumbled backwards, and clutched at her nose as he regained his grip and his footing. She crawled back until she was in the safe cover of a tree, she clutched her arms and let the nausea pass. I ignored the eyes that followed us as we descended the creaky stairs, but my hands clutched slightly tighter. But between sessions the older girl clutched a cuddly toy tightly to her and was supported by a middle-aged female friend. Mrs Wyatt dabbed away tears with a tissue clutched in her hand and looked shocked by the judge's decision. He clutched his throat as she reached into her belt and took out a silver dagger and a small glass bottle. He clutched the ceiling holding tightly and waited for the cabin to depressurize. The heavy man clutched his groin in pain and fell to his knees on the ground. He clutched the guide rope with both hands, surprised that it didn't snap from the tension. His little hand clutched the edge of his seat as he looked nervously around, gulping at the weird glow on the other people's faces. Show More Sentences Many of those in the line clutched envelopes containing documents such as birth and marriage certificates, along with photographs. She pushed him toward the front door, but he clutched at the doorsill and dug in his heels, determined to have the last word. The owner's wife stood on the bottom step of the stairs, a woollen dressing gown clutched about her. A host of carnival queens from the region clutched their brollies and smiled at onlookers as they led the procession down Drake Street. After three minutes, Riordan sprang the offside trap but his dangerous cross was acrobatically clutched by Stillie. Swaying slightly, she clutched the stair rail for support and slowly made her way down, one step at a time. I clutched the side rails with white knuckles to keep from being tossed into the air. I clutched the pentagram necklace at my neck, tears spilling down my cheeks and breath starting to come in uneven rasps again. She kneeled down next to him, clutched his throat and whispered a severe warning to him. See how well-dressed crowds clutched umbrellas and packed a barge for a Whitsuntide trip with Change Bridge in the background. She tried to stand, but she winced in pain and clutched her side before slumping back onto the chair. The girl, Eleanor by name, clutched a blanket in one hand as she stumbled down the stairs in footed pajamas. The young cadet clutched his head, hammering the heel of his palm against his forehead. Julia, who had never set foot on a ship before, clutched the rigging in alarm when the ship first heeled over with the stiff breeze. Anest's mouth had gone dry at hearing her words, and a far worse dread than any he had ever known clutched at his heart. Suddenly another pain wrenched her heart and she clutched her chest, gasping for air. I had worn a little blue velvet jacket with gold lace and now I clutched it possessively. Startled by Theo's sudden arrival, the old lady emitted a little shriek and clutched her alligator skin handbag tightly to her chest. Nora tightly clutched the horse's reins as she galloped along the countryside. Zeke clutched the yoke and throttle, while Jeff calibrated the weapons arrays. Show More Sentences One snap later and he was free, climbing upwards and outwards, the sprite's dagger clutched between his teeth. Her hand had fallen asleep as it clutched her blanket around her shoulders. She stood uncertainly in the doorway, her sack lunch clutched tightly in her right hand, wondering where she would sit. In fact she was out of the wagon, leaning heavily on the tailgate with one hand clutched against the bandages. The youngster let out a yelp and clutched at the crown of his thatch of tangled, sandy hair. I must have either surprised the men by asking or looked incredibly stupid standing there with a tankard of ale clutched in one hand. He had his satchel under one arm and the phone clutched in the opposite hand. A crowd that clutched parcels of packaged joy had gathered around a joyless, shoeless vagrant who was dressed in newspaper-stuffed tatters. Her two children, little malnourished boys, clutched her skirt and wouldn't or couldn't smile. They wore baggy sweats and clutched towel-wrapped tennies under their arms. His long-nailed, perfectly manicured white hands clutched at her, dragging the mantle off her face. His face went white, he clutched his chest and the poor guy looked terrible. I clutched the market basket in my hands, full of flour and apples and other foods. Groaning, he struggled to lift his head until Syona clutched his throat with one hand and bashed his nose in with another. Stomach queasy, Rebecca clutched a beaded throw pillow to her chest, certain she'd never eat again. He clutched the flute in his tanned hand, which was slowly turning white at the knuckles because of his tight grip. He clutched the knotted mass that was his stomach and reached inside his desk drawer for a bottle of the pink stuff. She blinked a few times, slowly becoming aware of the figure she still clutched to on her left, and a soft moan of pain at her right. Her hands clutched feebly around the silky pillowcase and her parched throat just barely managed to utter a low pain filled moan. Michael rolled his tongue backwards in his mouth, savoring the bittersweet beer he clutched in his pale soft hands. Show More Sentences She clutched at a black handbag and as the lights came back on, she shrank into herself at the far end of the room. She scrambled to her feet, but a hand clutched around her ankle, tugging her back. She clutched her wrist that was twisted in an odd angle and was in extreme agony. But upon withdrawing our hand, we found none other than yourself, and shame, clutched in our ungentle grasp. She stood just inside the gate and clutched her small bundle of possessions, her one familiar token in an unknown world. Still, in Our Town and several others, he created archetypally American works, which the Germans, reciprocating, clutched to their bosoms. Alli clutched her nates in her hands even though the slaps were barely stinging. He clutched his stomach and doubled over, as silent sobs wracked his frail body. She was dressed in a grey business-type suit and skirt, and clutched a leather valise to her chest. As Kahn clutched air, Barmby nodded the ball down for Michael Owen to fire home into an empty net. Hackett, it seems, was clutched from under Mowbray's nose and was supposed to make his debut yesterday. One hand clutched a faded newspaper while the other slipped the cabby a ten and slammed the door. Dried blood caked the front of the late king's clothes and the broken hand which still clutched his sword. I frowned at my brother as he clutched his suitcase to his chest and walked past me, now not daring to look at me. A scary woman with white hair and a hairnet was staring me down as I clutched my lunch tray. Screaming, I burst from the sand and clutched onto the bird's neck. A metallic roar cuts through the stillness, and out of the murk further up the valley a gigantic shape rears, an uprooted sapling clutched in its metal talons. Her body jerked into a fetal position as she sobbed and clutched her side. Some clutched the hilts of their swords, others dirks or bows. I clutched the black and purple booklet to my chest, before flicking through the pages, making sure nothing was creased and every page was still in its place. Show More Sentences Annie clutched her teddy to her chest tightly and felt every conceivable option she could have had in her life melt into a single inescapable necessity. It is true that, like other white egalitarians of his day, he inconsistently clutched at old hierarchical distinctions between savagery and civilization. With this blood and thunder contest slipping into injury time some players clutched at water bottles, slaking their thirsts and preparing for one final mighty effort. The word die seemed to hang in the air like an evil spell, a black enchantment that clutched at their hearts, made their mortal souls cringe with fear. Of course, no baby, no matter how cute and dribbly, is going to be able to turn up at the polling station with their card clutched in a tiny tight fist and be allowed to vote. Using her now free leg to ram her knee into the abdomen of his slightly hunched form, she was delighted to hear his short yelp of pain as he clutched his stomach. I clutched the edge of the table to keep from toppling off of my stool. Lucom continued to yowl and clutched her legs beneath his claws. She clutched her side, feeling a sharp pain shoot through her body. Her head was bowed, lips moving silently as she clutched her rosary beads. Eleanor clutched a handful of sand, grinding her teeth audibly. That was accomplished by cops such as the one whose picture was clutched so tightly by his widow on Sunday. Each model clutched a Bloomsbury bag in one hand, all a variation on the new, hand-painted leather and suede piece. Diane clutched my hand and looked at me with a hunger in her eyes, a come-hither look that always made me feel weak-kneed and helpless, like putty in her hands. Contestants, huddled on the couches of a communal room, clutched their faces in shock and some broke into sobs. She had afterward wondered aloud if perhaps somebody, maybe even Emily, had clutched Antonia during the final moments. In one bony, skeletal hand it clutched a large butcher knife. A leaf of paper lined with creases from years of unfolding was clutched tightly in his right hand with its yellow and wrinkled envelope held in his left. One arm clutched her towel while the other held her clothes bundled together at her side, the soft steps of her feet leaving damp imprints on the brown carpet. Each of us had bought in the bazaar a tray of offerings for the deities within, and these we now clutched as, two by two, we were admitted into the interior. Show More Sentences A small blowpipe was clutched tightly in its hand, a slender wooden tube carved around with a coiled snake, its fangs curved around the departure hole of the darts. She nodded her head sleepily and clutched the backpack to her chest. The bombardier then checked the gyroscopic stabilization of the bombsight and clutched in the electrical motor. Smiley peered once more at the flimsy which he still clutched in his pudgy hand. What a sight the four of us must have made, standing with water up to our thighs, our hands firmly clutched over our John Thomases. Asi clutched her child to her, then wrapped the lifeless body in the lappa which was her own skirt. I clutched my portfolio, and smiled as I looked at the window. He would normally have ignored the screwdriver, but the way she clutched it made it suddenly look weaponous and deadly. As he entered the canyon, he clutched his chest and fell to the sidewalk. Another woman, as I lay half in a swound Leapt in the air, and clutched at the leather and chain. But it went through her like a flash of hot fire when, in passing, he lurched against the dresser, setting the tins rattling, and clutched at the white pot knobs for support. She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building. They have prayer rugs over their arms and bags clutched in their hands. She clutched it in great haste, wrapped her apron about it, and carrying it baby-wise, ran fleetly off, casting apprehensive glances over her shoulder. Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter. The punch caught Sharkey, Earp, and most of the crowd by surprise, and Sharkey dropped, clutched his groin, and rolled on the canvas, screamed foul. A pseudopod of blackness elongated itself from the central mass and like a great tentacle clutched the corpse-like being, dragged it back to the pit and over the brink. Examples from Classical Literature I should have believed so, if my hand which had clutched that other hand, had not been slippery with oil. Taking up the pouch, she handed it to him, and he clutched it with a strange eagerness. He clutched it avariciously, looked at it as a miser looks at gold, and thrust it into his shirt bosom. He swung the rope over the crossbeam and paid it out until the end was clutched by the uplifted hands of those below. Ramsey clutched the old man's arm, pressed curls and brow against it, and laughed in a rillet of pure silver. He chinked and crowed with laughing delight, and clutched at her cap, and pulled it off. Luckily for the Englishman he had clutched Dubois before the latter could attempt any of the expedients of the savate. An impish fear clutched my hand, so that I could not write any more that day. He clutched his nightstick and scowled out from under the brim of his uniform cap. By that I mean, in one hand he clutched the chart and in the other a cigarette lighter. Miss Parkins gasped, shivered, clutched the pepper-pot, and dropped it into her own plate. Down on the sunny side of the island Charley all at once clutched Toby's arm. Pepsy rose to her feet with a start, reeled, reached for a tree, and clutched it. Straws were straws, and the frailer they were the harder she clutched them. He clutched the arm of the gemsbok operator, who was being urged away by Igrillik and a group of warrior escorts. They gnashed their teeth silently, and clutched their swords under their coats. Suddenly alarmed and mystified beyond words, he shuffled forward over the snow, the greave yet clutched in a fur gloved hand. Rara clutched her box of trinkets and scurried to the corner, then melded with the herding crowd for two blocks into the slums. And, when the barrator had disappeared, he turned his talons on his fellow, and was clutched with him above the ditch. He would have clutched the doctor, and haled him forth by force in bedgown and slippers as he was. Show More Sentences But as she paused again her emotion became overwhelming, and she clutched feebly at the bedrail. Clenching the gun in his teeth, the Pyrran clutched a barrel of napalm with his good hand and hurled it over on its side. He clutched the newel post at the head of the stairway just as Booth flung open the door of the box. He was sure it was there, for ever since it came his hot hand had clutched it. With the left hand he clutched the covers, with the right his nightshirt, just back of the neck. He clutched at the edge of his coat and raised it to his lips, wherefrom blood was gushing forth. She held the piggin with one arm encircled about it, and with the other hand she clutched the plaid shawl around her throat. He clutched the collar of his pyjama jacket and wrenched so strongly that the button was torn off. But her heart was clutched by a grip of ice, and she went as one tranced. I clutched at it as it disappeared in the swirl of the rapids, and part of its wing was left in my hand. Instead of countering, he uttered a cry of agony, and clutched wildly with both hands at his hat. The bell clanged and the car pulled out, leaving Martin wondering as to the nature of the crinkly, greasy wad he clutched in his hand. To save myself from a second dive I clutched hold of the mitrailleuse. He clutched at Lin's unmentionables as he hung head downward. The tale had clutched him in a nightmarish way that shook his nerves. The doctor clutched the wire rope, and the machine started to descend. I disentangled this little tuft from the rigidly clutched fingers of Madame L'Espanaye. She clutched the handle with both hands, while the child, astride her hip, held on to her with both small arms part way about her. Landy, as was his wont, clutched the armrest of the car and said nothing. The abbreviated leg looked as though the devil had there clutched for the Cockney's soul and missed the shadow for the substance. Show More Sentences Martin at the bunt stood on the truss and clutched the chain sling. Furious blasts clutched at the windows, and rattled them like castanets. He clutched feebly at the circumambient darkness for expedients. His hand slipped into the pocket where was the pistol, and clutched it. She went white and clutched the edge of the table, with her eyes closed. He clutched it and, starting up, stared at me in the utmost astonishment. Involuntarily he clutched Tom's arm and pointed, his face showing fear in the fast-gathering darkness. When this was done Wyllard fell against Dampier and clutched at him. But as it went Mayo clutched a davit pulley and swung in midair. Shimerda threw her hands over her head and clutched as if she were going to pull down lightning. He clutched it in an instant, seized the boat-knife, and impaling the letter on it, sent it thus loaded back into the ship. They had clutched at him greedily, and he had repaid with an impertinence. He clutched the handhold and rolled backward, as he had seen the men do. One hand was around the yard, the other clutched his sheath knife. With a wail of anguish the simian clutched at the precious object. Colonel cray leaned forward a little and clutched the tablecloth. Lady Carey disembarked, a complete wreck, leaning on the arm of her maid, and with a bottle of smelling salts clutched in her hand. Madame Sorel clutched him by the hair and tore out some handfuls. He clutched at it spasmodically, to be sure it was still safe. Speyer clutched him with a harder gripe, and shook him to and fro. Show More Sentences An iciness clutched my very soul as I sat mute while Luther talked. I was clutched by the icy hand of the awful phantom he had invoked. Jason clutched the knobby bark of the logs when he was left alone. He clutched Zephyr by the mane and succeeded in recovering his seat. He turned as white as the sheet on the bed, and clutched the mantlepiece. Mrs. Zamboni clutched the bill with greedy fingers, but was not appeased. But she walked always more and more drowsily, and clutched more and more automatically the sleeping child at her bosom. Winter clutched and held pine cone Settlement in a deadly grip. His one hand slipped into his pocket and clutched the quoit. I still held on to the leg of the table, but clutched it now with the fervour of gratitude. The youth, after rushing about and throwing interrogations at the heedless bands of retreating infantry, finally clutched a man by the arm. She needed both advantages, for the marks of griping fingers were deep in her face, and her hair was torn, and her dress was clutched and dragged a hundred ways. He clutched the bristling withers of the barasingh with his right hand, held the torch away with his left, and stepped out of the shrine into the desperate night. From this one poor hunt, then, the best lance out of all Nantucket, surely he will not hang back, when every foremast-hand has clutched a whetstone? Reuter, stepping on to the estrade, and signifying, by a movement of the hand, that she wished me to relinquish, for an instant, the castor I had clutched. But I had already clutched at the idea and would not give it up. He clutched a tree that yet stood, and clung on, holding the girl and sobbing for air, while the waters of the lagoon washed by knee-high and at times waist-high. Find more words! 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