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  • And their sharp-clawed machinations are presented with nonstop verve in a book that can compress a wealth of incisiveness into a very few well-chosen words.

    Wolf Hall: Summary and book reviews of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. 2009

  • Her quickness matched his; her ferocity equalled his; while he fought with his fangs alone, and she fought with her sharp-clawed feet as well.

    Reign of Hate 2010

  • They dreamed they were being tormented, chased by sharp-clawed birds, or herded like cattle or sheep.

    Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

  • They dreamed they were being tormented, chased by sharp-clawed birds, or herded like cattle or sheep.

    Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

  • He's just like a cat watching a mouse with a nasty sharp-clawed paw all ready to pounce.

    Twin Moons 2010

  • They dreamed they were being tormented, chased by sharp-clawed birds, or herded like cattle or sheep.

    Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010

  • Furniture stalks us, strange sharp-clawed creatures scuttle through pipes, and - under floorboards - hobgoblins clutch at your ankles.

    Archive 2009-08-01 David Hadley 2009

  • Furniture stalks us, strange sharp-clawed creatures scuttle through pipes, and - under floorboards - hobgoblins clutch at your ankles.

    In The Dark David Hadley 2009

  • Is it too late to avoid the sharp-clawed swipes of a bearish market?

    Avoiding The Bear: A Survival Guide 2008

  • Yet he had already paid during the two years more than double that sum to this sharp-clawed vulture, and still owed him the amounts of more bills than he could number.

    The Three Clerks 2004

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