Used in a Sentence

clenched

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for clenched.

Editorial note

Otherwise (i.e., if all three reveal a clenched fist, or all reveal an open hand) the game is a ‘draw’.

Examples16
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Closed tightly.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of clenched gathered in one view.

adjective

Closed tightly.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for clenched.

Example sentences

1

Otherwise (i.e., if all three reveal a clenched fist, or all reveal an open hand) the game is a ‘draw’.

2

In the case of speed, it'll push you toward being a clenched-up asshole who gets OCD about stuff.

3

When you wrote your post, you did so with teeth clenched in disgust at having to use a government invention?

4

Best to manage them minimally and very politely behind clenched teeth, and then move on.

5

Then yeah, those last few reps, done through clenched teeth and sweat dripping in your eyes, are the ones that matter.

6

A few hysterical kicks on the thirteen, then clenched power of a mortal struggle.

7

This cow picked up the stick (broom) and wielded it clenched within her teeth.

8

Like one guy drove past a few times, red clenched face glaring at us, both middle fingers strenuously extended in front of it.

9

Everything doesn't have to be tight-lipped and formally clenched for your enjoyment, Sire.

10

In the frozen heights of Chitral, a clenched fist rises against the Taliban—masked militants rally under the banner of the Afghanistan Independence Front (AIF).

11

Even if they ruled forever, they have nothing inside; they are a clenched fist around nothing, around a bluff, around fear.

12

Forgive me, but I'm not ready to accept Microsoft having me by the balls just because they haven't clenched their fist yet.

Quote examples

1

If you say "it's a pleasure to meet you" with your jaw and fists clenched, you probably don't really mean it, and are basically telling a lie.

2

I will not submit to your fondling," I tell him behind clenched teeth as I back out of the room.

3

Saying advertisement is the "one avenue" is lying through clenched teeth.

4

At the time I used it, it could detect a relaxed hand, a clenched fist, a wave outward, and curled fingers in an "O" shape.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use clenched in a sentence?

Otherwise (i.e., if all three reveal a clenched fist, or all reveal an open hand) the game is a ‘draw’.

What does clenched mean?

Closed tightly.

What part of speech is clenched?

clenched is commonly used as adjective.