death grip

Examples (10)

• The drowning man held onto the life raft with a death grip.
• She maintained a death grip on her purse in the crowded market.
• The old traditions still have a death grip on this small community.
• He had to pry his son's death grip from the toy before they could leave the store.
• The dictator maintained his death grip on the country for over three decades.
• It was impossible to loosen the snake's death grip on its prey.
• The economic recession held the nation in its death grip for several years.
• I felt the icy death grip of fear as the lights suddenly went out.
• The wrestler struggled to escape his opponent's powerful death grip.
• For years, the addiction had the man in its death grip, controlling his every move.