Clutched sentence example

Chris grinned and clutched her coffee cup.

A cold fear clutched at her throat.

The lyrics clutched at her heart.

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

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

Fear clutched at her throat.

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.

She laughed and clutched his arm.

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

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

She clutched her coat closer and walked back to him.

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

She slapped his hand and clutched her robe closer.

Fear clutched at her heart with cold fingers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tammy dimpled and clutched Cassie in a hug.

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

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.

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

An unwelcome feeling of homesickness clutched at her heart.

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

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.

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.

He clutched his head and gave a small moan.

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

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

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

She grabbed a towel and clutched it to her chest.

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

She clutched his sleeve as he turned away.

She clutched the blanket under her chin and shivered.

Deidre clutched at the material of his shirt.

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

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

He clutched his chest.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

His tiny fist clutched the outer seam of her jeans.

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.

He clutched the rail tightly and felt rather giddy.

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.

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

She clutched her stomach as pain pierced her concentration.

In his right hand he clutched the motel key.

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

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.

Jonny clutched his sheets, his gaze down.

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

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