claw back
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I was initially refused a refund, but eventually managed to claw back part of the money."
- "Michael Gove has tried to claw his way back into the race to be Britain’s next prime minister with a pledge to govern for “overlooked families and undervalued communities” – and a series of personal attacks on frontrunner Boris Johnson."
- "To claw back the Republicans’ current four-seat majority [in the House], Ms. DelBene sees an “incredible opportunity” in the 16 seats now held by Republicans in districts that Mr. Biden won in 2020, as well as seats in the blue states of New York and California."
- "It was rescued by 37263, but the 40-minute delay had been clawed back by the end of the day."