Example Sentences

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That last one had somehow gotten fouled in the rigging and had been clawing frantically when the bag exploded.

From Aces Up by Clarke, Covington

He was extremely dishevelled about his neck, much as if a monkey had been clawing him thereabouts.

From Romance by Conrad, Joseph

We get great holes torn in us, just as if wolves had been clawing at us.

From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora