单词 | viselike |
例句 | But the viselike grip against my ribs eventually lifted, and then, fingers clasping a sloping ledge, I pulled myself out into a small grotto. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Crying out, the Assassin dropped to one knee, her hand caught fast in Tanin’s viselike grip. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Baby Kochamma would call out when she saw him, with a smile on her lips that completely belied the viselike grip that she had on the thin child’s soapslippery arm. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His back arched as he felt something pulled from him, something with a viselike grip. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Koffi felt a tug, felt her taking back the splendor with a viselike grip. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He clung to that word with a viselike grip, bracing himself. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The viselike pressure of countless tons of water above compressed me from every direction, and my lungs were full of agonizing fire. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The water stroked my chin, its chill seizing my lungs in a viselike grip. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly a crushing, viselike grip clutched my left armpit and jerked me up. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Another large hand grabbed both her arms and pulled them behind her in a viselike grip, dragging her off the main roads. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She caught my hands in a viselike grip. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I was balancing my lunch tray on my lap in a bathroom stall, my head in a viselike grip between my hands, when my phone buzzed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Zuckerberg’s viselike grip on company policy is a factor, too, as is the lack of transparency or recourse — despite plenty of corporate-speak to the contrary. Perspective | Pro-Trump voices have Mark Zuckerberg’s ear. Is that why Facebook undermines liberal news sites? 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z At 18, she built her first “squeeze machine,” a large, viselike device made from plywood, foam padding and even a bit of fake fur. We Love to Be Smushed 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z But it's Maslen's double turn that keeps you in a viselike grip. Review: 'Dying City' illustrates the elusive nature of closure after soldier's death 2010-03-25T21:47:00Z The stage actors hunched in viselike shadow boxes. ‘My Voice Has an Echo in It,’ Part of the Coil Festival 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z But as a parable for where we’re headed on that big old highway in the digital sky, “The Nether” exerts a viselike grip, while taking you down avenues of thought you probably haven’t traveled yet. Review: Jennifer Haley’s ‘The Nether’ Explores the Dark Side of the Web 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z The viselike setting is spatially difficult, yet culturally rich in opportunities to comment on the treasure house — with its power, prestige, human vanity and folly — just beyond. Rocks Not So Solid on the Met’s Face 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The viselike grip of ecclesiastical control was clearly loosening in Victorian England. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z The adolescent Marley immediately establishes a viselike hold over the newly arrived Scrooge. Taking Dickens to the Dark Side 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Or, most of the time, in the viselike grip of our hands. Breaking up with your smartphone is really, really hard. Just ask these people. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z The crossover — male/female, old/new — had liberating potential, but not when crushed between viselike walls. Bruce Nauman Reappears: Pay Attention 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z But last Saturday morning, I found my fingers clasped together in a viselike grip and tears rolling down my face. Rainier Beach shooting: Keeping perspective when trauma strikes a sacred space 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z “Trump has an absolute viselike grip on the Republican electorate, and if he wants to be the Republican nominee in 2024, he will be,” said GOP strategist John Thomas. Trump’s dominance in GOP comes into focus, worrying some in the party 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z That approach has repeatedly left him empty-handed and raised new doubts about the viselike grip he has held on the Republican Party. Trump Vowed Vengeance, but Georgia Voters Rejected His Meddling 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z From there, he spent much of the rest of the fight neutralizing Gane’s kickboxing with viselike body locks and punishing takedowns. Ngannou Keeps U.F.C. Heavyweight Crown Amid Contract Dispute 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Those decisions could, in turn, radiate through the country, affecting child care, employment and any confidence that the pandemic’s viselike grip was loosening. ‘It’s Chaos’ as Schools Confront Omicron 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z A dentist’s viselike neck pain signaled an invisible disorder. Her unexplained jitteriness and weight loss were telling clues 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z A dentist’s viselike pain signaled a nearly invisible disorder. For a bicyclist, a long overdue checkup uncovered the unexpected 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z “People think I’m mad at them when I shake their hands,” Pistilli joked on a recent March morning of his viselike grip. At 82, farrier still teaching ancient art of shoeing horses 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z The network helped Trump become president and allowed him to maintain his viselike grip on his base. Opinion | Goodbye, Golden Goose 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Stempel, once dubbed a “high-strung Human Univac” after the 1950s supercomputer, displayed an uncanny intelligence and viselike memory from his earliest years. Herbert Stempel, whistleblower in quiz show scandals, dies at 93 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Stempel, once dubbed a “high-strung Human Univac” after the 1950s supercomputer, displayed an uncanny intelligence and viselike memory from his earliest years. Herbert Stempel, whistleblower in quiz show scandals, dies at 93 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z But many experts say there is no sign he has any intention of relaxing his state’s viselike grip on its people or allowing foreign influence to spread. Trump arrives by plane, Kim Jong Un by train ahead of two-day nuclear summit in Hanoi 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Many technology companies have structured themselves to give founders a viselike grip. Billionaire Founder Locked Up? JD.com’s Board Can’t Meet Without Its Mighty Boss 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z For those of us who agree with Comey’s judgments about the president and welcome the viselike pressure on Cohen, all of this is emotionally satisfying. Opinion | Only you and I can stop Trump 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump is a political amateur, still unschooled in the ways of Washington, but he maintains a viselike grip on the affections of the Republican base. Trump and McConnell Locked in a Cold War, Threatening the G.O.P. Agenda 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z After the 2010 elections, Republicans had extensive control over the process of mapping congressional districts, helping them achieve a viselike grip on the House. Angling for a Comeback, Democratic Governors Sharpen Focus on Jobs 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Perhaps the most notable innovation is the calf table, a viselike device that allows people to trap, flip and mark an animal, eliminating the need for a crew of helpers. Branding Day, Fading Elsewhere, Is Still a Ritual Here 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z As the Libyan fighters push deeper into Surt, the infrastructure of fear that helped the Islamic State exert a viselike grip is being dismantled. A Slow, Steady Siege on an ISIS Stronghold in Libya 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Trump’s viselike grip on a decisive plurality of Republican voters will inspire a lot of handwringing and think pieces from conservative and liberal pundits alike. Placing blame where it belongs: Why you can’t just point to the GOP establishment for the rise of Donald Trump 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Sheldon Silver, the former New York Assembly speaker who maintained a viselike grip on power for decades, was convicted of seven counts of fraud, extortion and money laundering. Your Monday Evening Briefing: Paris, Planned Parenthood, Israel 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z For portions of his 20 years as speaker, Mr. Silver maintained a viselike grip on power, withstanding a rare challenge from a well-intentioned but unsupported Democratic colleague, and brushing off all criticism of his performance. Sheldon Silver, Ex-New York Assembly Speaker, Is Found Guilty on All Counts 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z And then Lad's eighty pounds smote him on the chest, and Lad's powerful jaws closed viselike on the forearm that guarded the man's throat. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Carrington’s fingers were gripping Parsons’ shoulder near the throat with a bitter, viselike strength that made the man cringe and groan from the pain of it. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z I seized her wrists and held her in a viselike grasp. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z In the same instant, his fingers closed in a viselike grip on Dan's left hand. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z While the clubby culture remains, the tight-knit group has lost its viselike grip on the company, as the wishes of the insular partnership have given way to the demands of the outside shareholders. DealBook: A Once-Tight Flock at Goldman, Now Scattered 2011-05-17T01:18:10Z A forceful physical presence at 6 feet 3, Mr. Djukanovic has a viselike grip on this place dating to 1991, long before it was an independent country. Montenegro Reaches for Respectability With Port Project 2010-08-18T22:35:00Z The tournament will cement Blatter's legacy one way or another, but it is unlikely to weaken his viselike grip on power. Goal!!!! The World Cup Kicks Off -- and Cashes In 2010-06-11T09:01:00Z He took Daiches' arm in a viselike grasp and started to lead him from the store. The Competitive Nephew Stan hit him hard in the back with a knee and slapped a viselike grip around his neck. A Yankee Flier in Italy One he clutched with viselike hands, and lifted him. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 And when it was finished he swallowed, and gripped Norman's hand viselike. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 His old fingers closed, viselike, upon the fat man’s arm. Once to Every Man The viselike fingers pressed deeper into her tender flesh. Rose O'Paradise It was as if giant hands had gripped him, were holding him in a viselike clutch. Empire The movement was absolutely pacific, but the fingers closed with a viselike grip, and there was so sharp a backward jerk that the proffered salute was not delivered. Judith of the Cumberlands Dobigel's hand was a full three inches from Drake's thigh when a set of fingers grasped his wrist in a viselike hold. Heist Job on Thizar To Mr. Coyote's surprise, Benny Badger seized his paw in his powerful jaws and held it in a viselike grip. The Tale of Benny Badger He held the fish in the viselike grip of his right hand until it stopped moving. Stand by for Mars! "I like your spirit," he said seizing Curlie's hand in a viselike grip. Curlie Carson Listens In Tom felt as if his last ounce of breath were being squeezed out by the viselike pressure. Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung Sixty years of German respect for orders held him in a viselike grip and paralyzed his arm. The Man Who Rocked the Earth He struggled to free himself from the viselike grip but it was hopeless. Treachery in Outer Space It took all their strength to break the viselike hold the giant Venusian had on the other cadet, but slowly they pulled the muscular arms back and McAvoy slumped to the grass. Sabotage in Space Only the strap and his viselike grip saved him. Curlie Carson Listens In Philip's fingers slipped viselike along the other's wrists and Philip's voice grew more acidly polite. Diane of the Green Van Plunged downward, the nester clung viselike to the man above, dragged him after, and by the very fury of Irwin's assault flung him far out into the gulf head-first. Mavericks What woman does not wince at the viselike grasp that cuts her rings into her flesh and temporarily paralyzes every finger? Etiquette As the man opened his mouth to call out, his throat was seized in a viselike grip and only the ghost of a sound gurgled and was lost. The Light That Lures The major shivered with apprehension as the slender hand which he held in his own contracted nervously and in a spasm of pain clutched his fingers with a viselike grip. The Marrow of Tradition His hand trembling with nervous temper, Byrd laid down his napkin, and rose with an attempt at dignity somewhat marred by the viselike clutch of the swivel chair upon his emerging legs. The Nest Builder But the wretch groaned and squirmed and tried to escape the hold that held viselike over him. In the Court of King Arthur Not a word of the murderous lunge, the flash of steel, the viselike grip of the black-bearded man or the click of the handcuffs. The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women His legs gave way under him, but for a moment the clutch of his fingers on Philip's shoulder were viselike. God's Country—And the Woman She struggled to free herself, but he held her in a viselike grip, while he peered closely at a blemish well down upon her back. The Barrier Fingers bit into Kennon's neck and tightened in a viselike grip. The Lani People As his dusky fingers had closed on the bag, something viselike and relentless had fastened upon those same expert fingers; breaking two of them, and rending the flesh of the lower hand. Further Adventures of Lad Dr. Halding was steering with his left hand, while his viselike right arm still encircled the protesting collie. Bruce Presently one of them tripped the other but in that viselike embrace one could not fall alone—Es-sat dragged Om-at with him, toppling upon the brink of the niche. Tarzan the Terrible But Texas's knees still clung, viselike, to the sides of the pony. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West Wetzel extended his broad hand and gave his comrade's a viselike squeeze. The Spirit of the Border |
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