Noun
the act of grasping
Source: WordNetThat was' one time when my technique absolutely deserted me, I must admit. There was a wax face that he had created himself to cover his own ugliness. I was in his clutches and I had to hit him in the face. Fay Wray
The refusal of King George to allow the colonies to operate an honest money system, which freed the ordinary man from clutches of the money manipulators was probably the prime cause of the revolution. Benjamin Franklin
Amazing how the heart clutches at anything familiar, whimpering Mine! Mine! Margaret Atwood
When you see a person squirming in the clutches of the Law, say to him: "Brother, get things straight. You let the Law talk to your conscience. Make it talk to your flesh. Martin Luther
Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries? Pope Paul VI
A drawing man clutches at straw. Russian Proverb