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• When approached by a stranger, Jared clenched his fists in an instinctive manner.From the entry instinctive
• Chest tight, her one hand clenched into a rock hard fist, Gliss stared at the remains.2017, David Burton, Blood on the Bayou, By Light Unseen Media. From the entry Captain Hook
• As the next five-foot peeler rolled by, Lee grasped his board and clenched his teeth.2016, William Povletich, Some Like It Cold: Surfing the Malibu of the Midwest, →ISBN. From the entry peeler
• Gestures ranged from pursed lips to clenched fists and finger pointing.2016 February 7, Nick Clark, “Manual Labours: The Complaining Body: Exhibition explores the fine arts of moaning and listening”, in The…. From the entry finger pointing
• Badger clenched my hand in his and pulled me forward, hissing under his breath, “Don't stare.2014, Gwen Gardner, “Gertrude's Garden”, in Second Death [Indigo Eady: Afterlife Novella Series; book 1], Los Gatos, Calif.: G. Gardner…. From the entry three-fisted
• Get forensic on to it right away.' 'Yes, sir,' Hatchley said through clenched teeth as he left.2014, Peter Robinson, DCI Banks: The first three novels, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN. From the entry three bags full, sir
• Unable to see her outstretched hand, she clenched her jaw to stop her teeth from chattering.2012, Scott Cramer, Night of the Purple Moon, Train Renoir Publishing, published 2012, →ISBN. From the entry homichlophobia
• In any other context, a clenched fist would be perceived as hostile.2008 June 5, M.J. Stephey, “A Brief History of the Fist Bump”, in Time, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2008. From the entry fist bump
• Tariq clenched his teeth and muttered something to himself in Pashto that Laila didn’t catch.2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 131. From the entry Pashto
• "This is embarrassing," he growled through clenched teeth as he passed the first time.2006, Steve Lawhead, The Silver Hand, page 20. From the entry rightwise
• With a quick clench of the fist on Joey's throat, Bodie dropped him.1992, Dan Parkinson, Dust on the Wind, page 164. From the entry drop
• He clenched his fists in vexation and looked up at her impetuously.1918 September, Willa Sibert Cather, chapter I, in My Ántonia, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], →OCLC, book V…. From the entry vexation
• I watched her clench and unclench her fists nervously.2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 330. From the entry unclench
• Pedro smote himself upon with his clenched fist.2019, Henry Wallace Phillips, Plain Mary Smith: A Romance of Red Saunders. From the entry corpsey
• Cigar clenched between his knuckles, Johnnie Whiteside patted Gordon's knee.2012, Jessica Stirling, The Asking Price. From the entry kippered
• Toby changes tactics and now attempts to reach my clenched armpits (my tickliest bits), but mistakenly squeezes my left breasticle instead!2006, Amber Deckers, Ella Mental: And the Good Sense Guide, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, pages 39–40. From the entry breasticle
• “Look,” said Terne, sounding as though he spoke through clenched teeth, “are you begging for a private audience with her puissantness?2003, Shannon Hale, The Goose Girl. From the entry puissantness
• Ruth Ann clenched her hand around the hairbrush and felt like smacking Ashley upside the head with it.2002, Pamela Duncan, Moon Women. From the entry upside
• Because if you say ooh your lips are pursed, and if you say eee your teeth are clenched.2002, Robin Maconie, The Second Sense: Language, Music, and Hearing, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN. From the entry say aah
• Thieving hands clenched inside pedal-pusher pockets, I heard with sinking heart how in ice cold water they washed their own clothes.1989, Patricia Young, “Holiday in Scotland”, in The Mad and Beautiful Mothers, Charlottetown, P.E.I.: Ragweed Press, →ISBN, page 17. From the entry pedal-pusher
• Blue clouds slide west; a raw wind scrapes the scarveless necks of old men clenching black coats about their knees.1974, Patricia Sweeney, “Untitled”, in America Sings, Los Angeles, Calif.: National Poetry Press, →OCLC, page 54. From the entry scarveless
• Cold and grim sat that malevolent brute the furnace, greedy, bottomless—its grate bars clenched over clinkers which no shaker could dislodge.1944, Emily Carr, “Dew and Alarm Clocks”, in The House of All Sorts. From the entry clinker
• A diamond ring flashes as he gestures, not with the thrust of a clenched fist but with loose-handed waves.1933, Albert Shaw, Review of Reviews and World's Work - Volume 88, page 21. From the entry loose-handed
• “Your blathersome chuggwallop of a horse scared mine and now look what's happened!” The men clenched their fists and began to walk towards one another.2008, Martyn Beardsley, Sir Gadabout and the Camelot Calamity. From the entry blathersome
• My mummificated body would be discovered eons later by strange aliens, eyes wide open, fingers clenched around my mouse and all that.2008 March 22, Tihomir, “free people search”, in alt.support.stop-smoking (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026. From the entry mummificated
• He grips with a brisk clench, makes masterly eye contact and tops it off with a light pat on the wrist from his nonshaking hand.2007 April 28, Mark Leibovich, “‘Top Tier’ Candidate? Maybe Not, but Dodd Is Still Enjoying the Ride”, in New York Times. From the entry nonshaking
• The sight of so many girls and women clamoring for that particular item, cash clenched in sweaty fists, buoyed the hope of manufacturers everywhere.2002 October 17, Lynn Peril, Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry in the pink
• Chico Pacheco kept repeating the phrase between clenched teeth, lamenting the wasted days of his youth; he had been a notorious cutter of classes.1988, Jorge Amado, Home is the Sailor, page 55. From the entry cutter
• I clenched my pipe in my right fist and poked at the dottle busily with various fingers, first one then another, of my left hand.1981, John Gardner, Freddy's Book, Abacus, published 1982, page 38. From the entry dottle
• “I stand with Queen Marye!” said Theresa as she saluted Marye with a clenched fist to her heart as she raised her longbow over her head.2023, William K. Schlotter IV, Exodus to Avonia, Conneaut Lake, Pa.: Page Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry Marye
• New Hampshire’s governor, John Lynch, scuttled the measure, saying, “I know it’s true, but it makes my buttocks clench uncomfortably.” Wussy Democrats like that give this state its waffliness.2011, Roland Boyle [pseudonym; James Howard], “Swingin’ to the Right: A State-by-State Guide (Part 3)”, in The Tea Party Guide to Being a…. From the entry waffliness
• Note: The element of surprise adds a great deal of intensity to the clench, so try to disguise from your partner the fact that a Donkey Punch is imminent.2004 May 25, Adam Wasson with Jessica Stamen, The Self-Destruction Handbook: 8 Simple Steps to an Unhealthier You, New York: Three Rivers…. From the entry donkey punch
• His chinagraph pencil was clenched between his teeth as he listened with a look of furious concentration to the disc on the playback turntable, as if divining his future there.2018, Kate Atkinson, Transcription, →ISBN, page 182. From the entry chinagraph
• With her own dried tongue, she bent to moisten into relaxation its indrawn blue lips, and breathing on the clenched, congested hands, tried as unavailingly to lessen their terrible tension.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry unavailingly

Meaning of clench

1. verb To grip or hold fast.
2. verb To close tightly.
3. noun A tight grip.

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How do you use clench in a sentence?

Clench is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I clenched the rope in my teeth.”

What is a short sentence with clench?

“He clenched his fist in anger.”

What does clench mean?

Clench means to grip or hold fast.