Example Sentences
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During the hearing, Brand, hands clasped behind his jail jumpsuit, said he owed the biggest apology “to the people who lost out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Shortly after hearing the sentence, a defiant-looking Guo nodded toward a courtroom packed with his supporters and clasped his hands in a praying motion, as he had done repeatedly during his trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Diane Bass, one of Hipolito’s attorneys, jumped up and clasped her hands in gratitude toward the jury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Eunhee could hardly get her words out through sobs as her teenage son clasped his hand to his mouth.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Dasch reached out and clasped it, shaking it up and down.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
