--- title: "11 Clenched Jaw Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Clenched Jaw quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Clenched Jaw sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07a/k-f-breene-21549_action_i-rolled-my-eyes-to-jack-i-said-don-t-mi_254295.jpg" --- > [“I rolled my eyes. To Jack I said, "Don't mind him, he's just mad no one likes him." Jonas clenched his jaw.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-f-breene/i-rolled-my-eyes-to-jack-i-said-don-t-mind-him-he-s-just-mad-no-one/) [K.F. Breene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-f-breene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07a/k-f-breene-21549_action_i-rolled-my-eyes-to-jack-i-said-don-t-mi_254295.jpg) > [“What little color King Morgan had drained from his face, and beside her, Alistair clenched his jaw. She’d already told him the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivienne-savage/what-little-color-king-morgan-had-drained-from-his-face-and-beside/) [Vivienne Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivienne-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/vivienne-savage-906_clenched-jaw_what-little-color-king-morgan-had-draine_597426.jpg) > [“I clenched my jaw as hard as I could. It wasn't much of a stretch to keep pretending to be angry, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-clenched-my-jaw-as-hard-as-i-could-it-wasn-t-much-of-a-stretch-to/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/jim-butcher-151_humor_i-clenched-my-jaw-as-hard-as-i-could-it_2326290.png) > [“What do you think was the only thing that made me keep breathing?” My tone hardened as I clenched my jaw. “In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penelope-douglas/what-do-you-think-was-the-only-thing-that-made-me-keep-breathing-my/) [Penelope Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penelope-douglas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/penelope-douglas-2563_breathing_what-do-you-think-was-the-only-thing-tha_222261.png) > [“He's not dead, Parker." He clenched his jaw so hard she could see the muscles working in it. "Are you just saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-forbeck/he-s-not-dead-parker-he-clenched-his-jaw-so-hard-she-could-see-the/) [Matt Forbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-forbeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/matt-forbeck-40486_eliot-spencer_he-s-not-dead-parker-he-clenched-his-jaw_1607207.jpg) > [“He closed his eyes and clenched his jaw until she thought he would break a tooth. No doubt he was giving himself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacquelyn-frank/he-closed-his-eyes-and-clenched-his-jaw-until-she-thought-he-would/) [Jacquelyn Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacquelyn-frank/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/jacquelyn-frank-7555_time_he-closed-his-eyes-and-clenched-his-jaw_1939434.png) > [“She frowned. “I did nothing to arouse you.” He clenched his jaw, his stare growing more aggressive. “You breathed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shayla-black/she-frowned-i-did-nothing-to-arouse-you-he-clenched-his-jaw-his-stare/) [Shayla Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shayla-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/shayla-black-14020_attraction_she-frowned-i-did-nothing-to-arouse-you_997388.jpg) > [“So you had to piss me off badly enough activate some primal instinct?” I clenched my jaw, grinding my teeth. “I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-a-george/so-you-had-to-piss-me-off-badly-enough-activate-some-primal-instinct/) [M.A. George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-a-george/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/m-a-george-15311_fuming_so-you-had-to-piss-me-off-badly-enough-a_1211225.jpg) > [“The sounds of the battle raging about them were lost to Hannay. All he could hear was the rush of blood in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-marais/the-sounds-of-the-battle-raging-about-them-were-lost-to-hannay-all-he/) [Martin Marais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-marais/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/martin-marais-70346_boer-war_the-sounds-of-the-battle-raging-about-th_567504.jpg) > [“He clenched his jaw and forced himself to even his tone. "No' necessarily. It's just that you'll be doing it three or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kresley-cole/he-clenched-his-jaw-and-forced-himself-to-even-his-tone-no/) [Kresley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kresley-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/kresley-cole-334_clenched_he-clenched-his-jaw-and-forced-himself-t_599641.jpg) > [“I didn’t feel guilty about cheating on you back then,” he said quietly. “Or all the times I promised not to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-witt/i-didn-t-feel-guilty-about-cheating-on-you-back-then-he-said-quietly/) [L.A. Witt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-witt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/l-a-witt-27209_cheaters-remorse_i-didn-t-feel-guilty-about-cheating-on-y_1740666.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clenched-jaw/#itemlist", "name": "Clenched Jaw Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I rolled my eyes. To Jack I said, \"Don't mind him, he's just mad no one likes him.\" Jonas clenched his jaw.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "K.F. 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Eat your heart out, Sir Ian.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Butcher" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-clenched-my-jaw-as-hard-as-i-could-it-wasn-t-much-of-a-stretch-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/jim-butcher-151_humor_i-clenched-my-jaw-as-hard-as-i-could-it_2326290.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/jim-butcher-151_humor_i-clenched-my-jaw-as-hard-as-i-could-it_2326290.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/jim-butcher-151_humor_i-clenched-my-jaw-as-hard-as-i-could-it_2326290.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I clenched my jaw as hard as I could. 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I could rip your head off right now.” “Save that for later,” he waved his hand dismissively. “You have work to do right now.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "M.A. George" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-a-george/so-you-had-to-piss-me-off-badly-enough-activate-some-primal-instinct/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/m-a-george-15311_fuming_so-you-had-to-piss-me-off-badly-enough-a_1211225.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/m-a-george-15311_fuming_so-you-had-to-piss-me-off-badly-enough-a_1211225.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/m-a-george-15311_fuming_so-you-had-to-piss-me-off-badly-enough-a_1211225.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So you had to piss me off badly enough activate some primal instinct?” I clenched my jaw, grinding my teeth…” — M.A. George", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The sounds of the battle raging about them were lost to Hannay. All he could hear was the rush of blood in his ears. He felt his face burn. The sergeant remained motionless, but Hannay noticed that he had clenched his jaw in anticipation of the strike. The lower lid on his left eye twitched under the tension in his jaw muscles.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Marais" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-marais/the-sounds-of-the-battle-raging-about-them-were-lost-to-hannay-all-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/martin-marais-70346_boer-war_the-sounds-of-the-battle-raging-about-th_567504.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/martin-marais-70346_boer-war_the-sounds-of-the-battle-raging-about-th_567504.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/martin-marais-70346_boer-war_the-sounds-of-the-battle-raging-about-th_567504.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The sounds of the battle raging about them were lost to Hannay. 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By God, I am going to throttle her. ”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kresley Cole" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kresley-cole/he-clenched-his-jaw-and-forced-himself-to-even-his-tone-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/kresley-cole-334_clenched_he-clenched-his-jaw-and-forced-himself-t_599641.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/kresley-cole-334_clenched_he-clenched-his-jaw-and-forced-himself-t_599641.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/kresley-cole-334_clenched_he-clenched-his-jaw-and-forced-himself-t_599641.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He clenched his jaw and forced himself to even his tone. \"No' necessarily. It's just that you'll be doing it…” — Kresley Cole", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I didn’t feel guilty about cheating on you back then,” he said quietly. “Or all the times I promised not to do it again and talked you into taking me back.” He paused, glancing at me. I clenched my jaw, resisting the urge to lash out at him, but I said I’d hear him out, so I kept my mouth shut. Tightly shut . He cleared his throat. “It was the last time that did my conscience in. Maybe it was some long overdue maturity, maybe it was because it was the longest we’d gone without getting back together after breaking up, but it started eating at me. The longer it went on, the more I missed you, and the more I realized I’d done you horribly wrong from the start.” He closed his eyes for a second. His Adam’s apple bobbed once and then he went on. “When I realized what I’d lost, I was scared to come back and even try to apologize because I was afraid the one time I really, really meant it—” His voice cracked, and he paused, clearing his throat again before continuing. “I was afraid that would be the one time you’d finally had enough and told me to fuck off for the last time. Which I certainly deserved at that point, I just…” He looked at me. “I didn’t think I could face you again because I finally knew just how much I’d hurt you and just how much you had every right to hate me.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "L.A. 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