Clutched Sentence Examples

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  • Chris grinned and clutched her coffee cup.

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  • A cold fear clutched at her throat.

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  • The lyrics clutched at her heart.

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  • He clutched the gem by one end and held it up to show the Others.

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  • To her surprise an unseen hand clutched her and held her suspended in the air.

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  • Fear clutched at her throat.

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  • She laughed and clutched his arm.

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  • She clutched her coat closer and walked back to him.

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  • After this volley the regimental commander clutched at his leg; several soldiers fell, and a second lieutenant who was holding the flag let it fall from his hands.

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  • She let out a little gasp and clutched her husband's hand.

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  • Her stomach was still tied in knots, and she clutched her knees to her chest, shivering in the cold creek water.

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  • An impish fear clutched my hand, so that I could not write any more that day.

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  • Fear clutched at her heart with cold fingers.

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  • She slapped his hand and clutched her robe closer.

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  • The fingers of one hand clutched her throat, while the other warded off her blows.

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  • As he drew her toward him in an embrace, she clutched the dress with her arms.

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  • She clutched at him, and he tightened his grip around her, dragging their bodies together.

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  • Brandon clutched his hands together across from Jessi, as if wanting to hug his sister but unwilling to make such a gesture.

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  • The former vamp jerked and clutched at his hands at the pain but soon went still as Xander bled him close to dry.

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  • She rubbed her arms as cold fingers clutched at her heart.

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  • Tammy dimpled and clutched Cassie in a hug.

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  • Cassie cringed against Bordeaux and clutched the arm that encircled her waist.

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  • Cynthia dropped to the couch and held the cool rag to her face as a new wave of nausea clutched her stomach.

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  • He clutched his head and gave a small moan.

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  • Martha, dressed exactly as she had been when she'd left, clutched her new suitcase while the barest hint of a smile graced her pretty face.

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  • Toby clutched it and twisted in the branch's grip, until he could see the dark storm clouds moving slowly across the sky.

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  • His interest seemed to increase when she clutched the sheets to conceal her state of undress.

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  • She grabbed a towel and clutched it to her chest.

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  • An unwelcome feeling of homesickness clutched at her heart.

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  • She clutched the shirt close as she lifted her chin to search his face imploringly.

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  • She stared at the pillow clutched in her arms, suddenly understanding the other side of Xander, the one that remained beyond loyal to a woman who had died tens of thousands of years ago.

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  • I thrust out my hands to grasp some support, I clutched at the water and at the seaweed which the waves tossed in my face.

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  • Just then Fred returned, a mile-wide smirk on his face, a ream of papers clutched in his hand.

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  • Cynthia Byrne clutched the armrest firmly during take off and landing, reacting to each noise anew.

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  • The buggy bounced over a rock and she clutched his arm to keep from falling off.

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  • She clutched his sleeve as he turned away.

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  • She clutched the blanket under her chin and shivered.

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  • Deidre clutched at the material of his shirt.

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  • Warm fingers clutched Carmen's hand and she looked down to find Jonathan watching her anxiously.

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  • Near hyperventilating, she sat heavily on the couch and clutched her head with her hands.

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  • He clutched his chest.

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  • She clutched his wrists, the logical side of her brain preparing to remove his hands from her face, the emotional side wishing he would repeat the kiss.

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  • He clutched the wet door handle, the click of the latch bringing his mind back to the present.

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  • The pain returned, and he realized he hadn.t noticed its temporary reprieve until it clutched his chest again.

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  • I clutched at the elegant locket my mother had given me the night before.

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  • It is a little star-dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched.

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  • He was pressing one hand to his left side, while the other clutched his drooping pistol.

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  • The moment they laid hands on him he sprang aside in terror and clutched at Pierre.

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  • You heard their ribald laugh as they clutched the moving bag that the Count threw to them.

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  • He clutched at his chest and gave a strangled cry as the slave brought the meager rations into the cell.

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  • The female version is typically larger than a man's wallet, as it is usually clutched in the hand or within the folds of a handbag, rather than a pocket.

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  • Clutch handbags are aptly named because they are held, or clutched, in your hand.

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  • You may have clutched that money tightly in your hand and placed it in your piggy bank or some other special place.

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  • His tiny fist clutched the outer seam of her jeans.

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  • Lydia's blouse was ripped nearly in half from the neck down, with one portion hanging nearly to her knees while she clutched the other about her breasts.

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  • He clutched the rail tightly and felt rather giddy.

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  • If they were permanently congealed, and small enough to be clutched, they would, perchance, be carried off by slaves, like precious stones, to adorn the heads of emperors; but being liquid, and ample, and secured to us and our successors forever, we disregard them, and run after the diamond of Kohinoor.

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  • At first she nodded agreement, and then a cold feeling clutched at her heart.

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  • Jonny clutched his sheets, his gaze down.

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  • In his right hand he clutched the motel key.

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  • I knew it, it was the odour that always precedes a thunderstorm, and a nameless fear clutched at my heart.

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  • On seeing the young master, the elder one with frightened look clutched her younger companion by the hand and hid with her behind a birch tree, not stopping to pick up some green plums they had dropped.

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  • Carmen sat with her hands clutched together tightly as the plane taxied out to the runway.

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  • She clutched her stomach as pain pierced her concentration.

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  • Damian clutched his brother's necklace in one hand, the reins to his horse in another.

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  • Arnie clutched at her bloodied hand, too maddened to heed his danger.

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