He said through clenched teeth while gesturing between us…

“Don’t you remember how hot we were together, Lane? God.” He takes a quick breath through clenched teeth and runs his hand down my…

— Michelle A. Valentine

“Just before you went into the ICU, I started to feel this ache in my hip.” “No,” I said. Panic rolled in, pulled me…

— John Green

“She already had an edge on them. She just needed it to be a bit sharper. She didn’t pause her exercising as she smiled…

— Sarah J. Maas

“Captain Jibby looked at the door, clenched his teeth, and worked his face into a scowl so fierce you would think the door had…

— Cuthbert Soup

“I wanted to scream with the pain, scream with the feeling of death pressing so close but I clenched my teeth together, grinding then…

— Hannah Blatchford

“You know nothing of me.” Through clenched teeth. “ Nothing . You’ve fucked me, that’s all. Well, that’s a crowded hole you’re in, darling.…

— Richard K. Morgan

“This guy barged in here and started yelling at me!” “I’m not—” James clenched his teeth behind a fake, faltering smile. “I’m not yelling,”…

— Jake Smith

“He whirled her against the refrigerator, his hands hard on her waist. Startled, she dropped her purse and keys to the floor and looked…

— Linda Howard

“What are you doing, meditating?" "No, I'm trying to calm down so I don't kick your ass," she said through clenched teeth.”

— Stacey Kade

“I clenched my teeth and tried desperately to get air to my starved brain. If this annoying red head didn’t go away I was…

— Micalea Smeltzer

I'll tell you what's wrong!" he roared, "I'm trying to quit smoking!" Then he strode angrily to the truck, leaving her standing there. She…

— Linda Howard

“desperate gasp of air through clenched teeth as Andrew tried not to get sick in front of the crowd.”

— Nora Sakavic

“Mom hopped up to turn off the burner, but it subsided before she got there. 'If this--whatever it is--starts playing with fire,' she said…

— Ann Hodgman

Did Lovelace's forces find you? Did Jabor break in?" He spoke slowly through clenched teeth. "I went to get a newspaper" This is getting…

— Jonathan Stroud

“Alex," Madison says through clenched teeth, "if you keep talking in bumper stickers, I am going to stab you in the face.”

— Katie Crouch