He clenches his fists, grinds his teeth to control himself, and, bowing his head, goes from the room by door.
This is the only way of rendering the verse so as not to make it seem superfluous: so rendered it sums up and clenches the theophany from ver.
To lands that flow with clenches and with puns: Till each famed theatre my empire own; Till Albion, as Hibernia, bless my throne!
Here one poor word an hundred clenches makes, And ductile Dulness new meanders takes; There motley images her fancy strike, Figures ill pair'd, and similes unlike.
It should be the toughest and strongest part, and, therefore, should not be rasped more than is necessary to lay down the clenches and finish the fitting.
Excessive rasping below the clenches is even more injurious than rasping above them.
Such a ridge cannot sustain the weight of the horse, and when it yields the shoe also yields, the clenches are raised and the shoe becomes loose.
It is written in a harsh and barbarous style, filled with "clenches and carwhichets," as the time called them; which having been in fashion in the reign of James I.
Tis easy to guess whom you intend, said Lisideius; and without naming them, I ask you if one of them does not perpetually pay us with clenches upon words, and a certain clownish kind of raillery?
For a moment he hesitates uncertain what to do, then quickly makes up his mind andclenches his teeth.
He often clenches his fists, and puts one or both arms in the proper position for attack or defence, with the muscles of his limbs rigid.
He clenches his fists, beats the book upon the desk before him, and swings his arms wildly about his head.
And one, who has suffered, clenches her hands despairing, And holds her breath .
Cardinal grows crimson, and clenches his thin fingers with nervous agony—"speak.
She clenches her fist as the bitter pangs of jealousy shoot through her soul.
Then, when the man frowns, and clenches his hand against the hostile fate pressing upon him, the child only weeps, and endeavors to avoid the suffering.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "clenches" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
