Sentence examples for clutches itself from inspiring English sources

The tree gasps and clutches itself, shakes and sweats with fever (the typical symptoms of malaria) and shrivels to the ground.

How strange and original that "clutching itself" is, and how appropriate that the loveless Lester Ballard might think this way about a spider's shrivelling.

The protagonist of "Child of God" (1973), a psychotic necrophiliac named Lester Ballard, lights a fire in an old grate, and as it races up the disused chimney sees a spider that "descended by a thread and came to rest clutching itself on the ashy floor of the hearth".

It almost outshines the clutch itself, with its whole "It's A Small World" music box vibe.

A smooth DSG dual-clutch gearbox lent itself to automatic gear changes, which is fine, but I'd have liked a go on the manual with its classic diddy ball grip.

A three-degrees of freedom semi-definite torsional system representing an automotive driveline is studied in presence of a torque converter clutch that manifests itself as a dry friction path.

Now she is living through her children, and her own needs seem of little concern to her.The author wants to restore China's pride in itself and she clutches at straws of hope.

Suddenly, the hand dryer goes off by itself and my chest clutches in at me like a claw.

Its leadership clutches every fragment of power to itself, downgrading the normal institutions of democracy such as the cabinet and parliament.

"Does Germany consider that the time has come to defend itself against Europe's excessive clutches — the German model of success against its jealous European neighbors?" he asked.

The Return of the King, the last of Peter Jackson's epic trilogy, is set to break box office records and, by most accounts, bag itself a clutch of Oscars in February.