How to Use clench in a Sentence

clench

verb

• He clenched his fists in anger.
• She danced alone, with a rose clenched in her teeth.
• His jaw clenched and unclenched as he listened to the speech.
• He clenched his teeth and continued to look straight ahead.
• He was clenching a cigarette in his teeth.
• She was angry and spoke quietly through clenched teeth.
• The rifles on the wall clenched their teeth but didn’t fire.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2018
• The 7-foot 1 freshman tipped the ball in with two hands, turned, clenched his fists and let out a yell.
  — Doug Haller, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2018
• Squeeze your abs, clench your glutes, and keep your body in a straight line from head to heels.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 2 Mar. 2018
• Courtois bounced to his feet, clenched his fist and roared.
  — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 6 July 2018
• When the ball found the bottom of the cup at 18, Aberg clenched his fist, punched the air, hugged his caddie and smiled.
  — Kirk Kenney, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
• Don’t leave home without a rose clenched in your teeth.
  — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2024
• Doesn’t Greer already seem lighter, freer, and less clenched?
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
• About 20-30 percent of kids grind their teeth or clench their jaws.
  — Mary Caldwell, ajc, 30 June 2018
• Lynn pried open Andrew's hand, which was clenched into a fist, and dropped in the pills.
  — Anna Gorman, CNN, 8 May 2017
• On match point, Swiatek sailed a forehand long and Keys clenched both fists and let out a huge smile.
  — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
• Did your heart clench when the choir started to sing at Pyer Moss?
  — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 16 Feb. 2018
• Dols garnered about 17 percent, clenching the third seat of the school board.
  — Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2019
• They were clenched into what Christina called the claws.
  — Clare Sestanovich, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
• Neely twists and writhes as Penny clenches the man’s neck and wraps his legs around his body.
  — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
• That metallic clang, the slap of him bolting from the chair, clenched my stomach, my chest.
  — Sarah Stankorb, Longreads, 9 May 2024
• There's a reason your belly clenches at the sound of bad news.
  — Jill Provost, Woman's Day, 21 May 2012
• After two strikes to the head, Porter clenched his fist and punched him in the face through the opening where the visor had been, the complaint said.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2018
• Fuzzy black-and-brown striped caterpillars clench long strings and inch up race boards.
  — Washington Post, 16 July 2021
• The winners then turn up north with New York City’s Brooklyn, clenching the fourth spot.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2024
• My stomach clenched with worry.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
• Melvin Council stood amid a crowd of his Kansas teammates, clenching a black belt in his fist.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
• Don’t leave home without a rose clenched between your teeth.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
• My muscles, head, neck and back were clenched.
  — William D. Brown, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2025
• To estimate 10 degrees in the sky, use the width of your clenched first held at arm's length.
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025