On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Clawing. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Clawing meaning
present participle and gerund of claw
Using Clawing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of claw
- In the example corpus, clawing often appears in combinations such as: clawing back, clawing their, clawing at.
Context around Clawing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clawing
- In this selection, "clawing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blindly, rush and oilers stand out and add context to how "clawing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 18 before clawing back a and and began clawing the money. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clawing" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clawing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Liv blindly clawing for her but Rhea catches her with a tijeras. (12 words)
They have real hope now of clawing their way back that gap on the top two. (16 words)
T is clawing back from the 5-day long hit piece by wsj on centrury old cables. (17 words)
Bromley rained in 24 shots to the visitors’ 13 and it was only the heroics of Vale keeper Connor Ripley which kept out three efforts in particular – a Michael Cheek backheel and a header from the striker, before clawing a header off the line at the death. (47 words)
This the first time this season that Rangers have led their city rivals Celtic under Clement - marking a huge achievement for the Light Blues, who will now look to dethrone the champions after clawing their way back from a seven point deficit. (42 words)
Given Llorente's lack of a future at Elland Road, Leeds will surely be willing to listen to offers for the defender in the hope of clawing back at least some of the £18m they paid for him back in 2020. (41 words)
Rush clawing at Penta’s mask in the Tree of Woe, Castagnoli military presses Rey over the ropes but he does not fall to the floor! (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Liv blindly clawing for her but Rhea catches her with a tijeras.
Rush clawing at Penta’s mask in the Tree of Woe, Castagnoli military presses Rey over the ropes but he does not fall to the floor!
Shares of China Evergrande Group plunged 25% as markets opened in Hong Kong on Monday (September 18), before clawing back a chunk of those losses in later trading.
The former Newcastle frontman then pointed out the tough road ahead for the Magpies and that despite them clawing their way back into third, they must keep pressing on.
The former trade union official had made political history by clawing back the once-safe Liberal seat of Aston after 33 years.
There is probably a certain amount of gratification to know that men are clawing at the ‘like’ button with their wallets (and trousers) open.
They have real hope now of clawing their way back that gap on the top two.
T is clawing back from the 5-day long hit piece by wsj on centrury old cables.
Two seasons in, it's caught fire on social media, with the recent Emmy nominations sure to keep it clawing its way into the public consciousness.
All week, they have been driving around the city, asking at hospitals and clawing their way through dirty cells in now empty detention centers, hoping to find some trace of their relatives, alive or dead.
Black is clawing over to the door, Black escapes and boots Garcia in the face, but Garcia with a huge clothesline to knock both guys down.
Bromley rained in 24 shots to the visitors’ 13 and it was only the heroics of Vale keeper Connor Ripley which kept out three efforts in particular – a Michael Cheek backheel and a header from the striker, before clawing a header off the line at the death.
Clawing our way out of this wouldn't be easy if current situations were to merely tread water.
Connor McDavid producing at the other end of the rink, Skinner has played an important role in the Oilers clawing back with a comeback not done in a Cup final since 1945.
Given Llorente's lack of a future at Elland Road, Leeds will surely be willing to listen to offers for the defender in the hope of clawing back at least some of the £18m they paid for him back in 2020.
It's followed by another slightly more hushed snarl and then I can hear what sounds like clawing and the slap of bottles against the pavement.
The Springboks were heavy favourites for that encounter, but trailed by nine points with 12 minutes to go before eventually clawing their way to victory via an RG Snyman try and a 77th-minute penalty from Handre Pollard.
This the first time this season that Rangers have led their city rivals Celtic under Clement - marking a huge achievement for the Light Blues, who will now look to dethrone the champions after clawing their way back from a seven point deficit.
As a Pats fan I hope the Bills do win and finish off any lingering false hopes of the Pats clawing their way back into the division.
But Jobcentre officials then U-turned, stopped new payments and began clawing the money back—because the offence was a decade ago.
Common combinations with clawing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- clawing back 10×
- clawing their 9×
- clawing at 4×
- of clawing 4×
- and clawing 4×
- before clawing 3×
- clawing the 3×
- clawing for 2×
- is clawing 2×
- like clawing 2×