Sentence examples for clenched from inspiring English sources

The word "clenched" is a correct and usable word in written English
You can use it to describe a tightening of the muscles, typically in the jaws or fists. For example: She clenched her fists in frustration.

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clenched

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Past of clench

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Today, almost 100 years after "The Swimmers" appeared, the Occupy movement has clenched its fist around the same angry realisation that we are all the 99%, not the 1%.

The whistle went and back in his office at Camp Nou Luis Enrique clenched his fist, just like the security guard before him.

A few metres away, a security guard clenched his fist in celebration.

The lower segments of her bristly black legs clenched the stem in turn before stretching out again.

They dangle from ropes clenched in their jaws.

But Mr Hun Sen's reputation does not scrub up quite so easily.In this section Goodbye clenched fist, hello sweaty palm Ceremonial time Ma the bumbler The Kamikaze election A tale of two villages Tenth out of ten ReprintsASEAN is still smarting from the debacle of its annual security forum and foreign ministers' meeting in Phnom Penh in July.

He clenched his fists, his chest rose a little, like it was suddenly filled with gas.

But the financial crisis has revived interest in an earlier work, "The Great Crash, 1929", in which Galbraith showed just how markets become decoupled from reality in a speculative boom.In this section Lords of finance Unkilting the myths The Genoa connection Clenched fists and AK-47s The white stuff Cloth art Words of warning Reprints.

He clenched his fists, jutted his chin, crouched, sprang and gesticulated wildly.

Ms Moyer's presentation, a poster-paper of her results, was besieged by pointing fingers, clenched fists and raised voices accusing her of ignoring the work of others, failing to cite precedents and not presenting new data.

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You're thinking "God, what terrible parents", which makes us think "God, everyone thinks we're terrible parents", and then we all find ourselves tied up in a never-ending negative feedback loop of crying and judging and clenched-colon embarrassment.

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