Clenched is an English word with synonyms like clinched or tight. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Clenched meaning
Closed tightly.
Using Clenched
- The main meaning on this page is: Closed tightly.
- Useful related words include: clinched, tight.
- In the example corpus, clenched often appears in combinations such as: clenched fist, fists clenched, clenched his.
Context around Clenched
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clenched
- In this selection, "clenched" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fists, brook, miller, fist, fists and anya stand out and add context to how "clenched" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a coiled clenched anya taylor and as they clenched around the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clenched" sits close to words such as abducting, accentuate and accomplishes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clenched
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
While walking next to the "Donda" artist, Bianca tightly clenched it over her chest. (14 words)
Harry Brook clenched his fist fairly calmly, as if it was just another day’s work. (16 words)
Fists clenched in celebration after the Bluebirds’ promotion to the had sparked jubilant scenes on the pitch. (17 words)
A file picture dated 13 February 1990 of Former South African President Nelson Mandela, right, giving the clenched fist salute as he stands with his wife Winnie Mandela during his 'Welcome Home Rally' in Soweto, South Africa. (37 words)
On his Facebook page (now unavailable), he posted a photograph of himself giving a clenched fist salute in front of a poster of Hugo Chavez, the authoritarian Left-wing leader of Venezuela much admired by Corbyn. (36 words)
This showman, whose infectious personality has been embraced and clenched warmly by the British public throughout the last 16 years, since the 14-year-old Daley first dared to be great at Beijing 2008. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dressed in his classic red sleeveless shirt, blue shorts and recognizable straw hat, features his unique scar, a wide smile with his fists clenched and arms raised high as if cheering victoriously.
Harry Brook clenched his fist fairly calmly, as if it was just another day’s work.
Indeed, amid the cheering roars of an appreciative Chavez Ravine, maybe the loudest shout was a fired-up Kershaw, stomping off the mound with clenched fists as he let loose an uncharacteristic scream.
My hands were a sickly white as they clenched around the stem of the pickaxe, the sweat seeping into the wood and mixing with the dirt on my fingers.
Another bystander also steps up to apparently hand over a few crumpled currency notes in his clenched fist as party fund donation.
As a crowd of 47,524 erupted in a roar, Miller clenched his arms and celebrated with an equally impassioned primal scream.
Barrie McKay showed great determination to win a challenge there and Steven Naismith was absolutely roaring with delight, both fists clenched.
Fists clenched in celebration after the Bluebirds’ promotion to the had sparked jubilant scenes on the pitch.
For the second night running he was received with a thunderous roar, which he returned with a clenched fist salute.
The adult Furiosa — a coiled, clenched Anya Taylor-Joy — only appears after the first hour-mark — we get way too much preteen Furiosa — and she’s meek for another quarter of the film.
This showman, whose infectious personality has been embraced and clenched warmly by the British public throughout the last 16 years, since the 14-year-old Daley first dared to be great at Beijing 2008.
While walking next to the "Donda" artist, Bianca tightly clenched it over her chest.
A file picture dated 13 February 1990 of Former South African President Nelson Mandela, right, giving the clenched fist salute as he stands with his wife Winnie Mandela during his 'Welcome Home Rally' in Soweto, South Africa.
He had a clenched fist shaped into his head, which stands for solidarity and support against the treatment of the black population.
His face was often clenched, which is how impressionist Frank Gorshin would imitate him, and his famously affable grin could, and often did, instantly turn into a snarl.
I like them and we are bidding out our renovation plans proper now and are considerably over budget and cabinets is one of the areas (insert emoji with the clenched teeth).
My little hands clenched, I’m rarely with other people and often engrossed in one of the few activities that made me feel safe.
On his Facebook page (now unavailable), he posted a photograph of himself giving a clenched fist salute in front of a poster of Hugo Chavez, the authoritarian Left-wing leader of Venezuela much admired by Corbyn.
She raised both arms over her head, fists clenched with excitement, and cheered heartily for the two thespians.
Despite having already clenched the conference title thanks to last weekend’s win at Rose-Hulman, Hanover will not take Franklin lightly.
Common combinations with clenched
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: