Examples of 'its claws' in a sentence

Meaning of "its claws"

This phrase is commonly used metaphorically to describe a person or thing that has a powerful or menacing influence or control over another. It conveys the image of a predatory animal using its sharp claws to grip and control its prey, indicating domination or manipulation

How to use "its claws" in a sentence

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its claws
It dug all its claws into my hand.
Its claws are prominent and strongly curved.
A cat was sharpening its claws against a post.
Its claws were long and sharp.
It will use its claws to defend itself.
And there was blue blood on its claws.
The snapping of its claws was increasing in frequency.
Its claws are its main weapon.
The cat dug its claws into my hand.
Its claws would have been retractable to some extent.
That monstrosity has its claws into my daughter.
And its claws were four times this size.
Aysheaia probably used its claws to cling to sponges.
And kept scratching my door with its claws.
Is digging its claws so it can hold on.

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The cat retracted its claws.
Removing its claws would render it unable to stand.
The cat showed its claws.
It dug its claws right through the tent.
And brings out its claws.
The number of its claws indicates its strength.
The cat is hiding its claws.
I have felt its claws at my throat.
And every two weeks cut its claws.
It gets its claws into you and it just rips.
The cat hides its claws.
Its claws would not look out of place on a dinosaur.
Like a cat sharpening its claws.
And sticks its claws down deep in your brain.
It can carry venom in its claws.
Then its claws stick in.
When the beast of battle digs in its claws.
I looked up at its claws above me.
On their shoulders is an eagle with a javelin in its claws.
The shrimp also moves its claws almost constantly.
The boss wolf attacks with its claws.
Its claws are as sharp as an axe.
But the world of advertising has its claws in.
Do not succumb in its claws and focus on what you do.
It seems like a lion is holding its prey in its claws.
I can feel its claws gripping the back of my chair.
The creature raised one of its claws to match it.
Its claws are retractable.
The grid has its claws.
In its claws there.
You raise a hope that sinks its claws into me.
And its claws.
Nothing escapes its claws.
It has its claws in me.
A symbolic place for the leopard to sharpen its claws.

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