"unclench" its fist, amid reports that the new administration is considering further gestures. From Wordnik.com. [PrairiePundit] Reference
He saw Mr. Malfoy's white hands clench and unclench. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]
You'll be singing along as soon as you unclench your teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Album review: Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"] Reference
Unglue the nails adroit to steal, unclench the spoil, deliver. From Wordnik.com. [The Poems and Fragments of Catullus] Reference
She felt as though she could not unclench the hand which held it. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon out of Reach] Reference
Relax -- flop loose -- unclench your teeth, roll your head around. From Wordnik.com. [Two in Time]
OBAMA: We will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2009] Reference
And right now I'm wearing my bite guard and trying to unclench my jaw. From Wordnik.com. [dulligirl Diary Entry] Reference
What if - just what if - the fist did unclench, even if only a little?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
OBAMA: We will extend a hand, if you are willing to unclench your fist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2009] Reference
He welcomes shaking hands with those willing to "unclench their fists.". From Wordnik.com. [Brett Ashley McKenzie: Bienvenue, Obama! Why Loving France is "Tr��s Cool" Again] Reference
But that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fists. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2009] Reference
Claire made a valiant attempt to unclench her teeth and nearly succeeded. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lines]
And that anybody that would unclench their fist, he would shake their hand. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2009] Reference
Hmm, Obama says he'll shake hands with autocrats if they unclench their fists. From Wordnik.com. [Lionel Beehner: Obama's Counterproductive South Asian Strategy] Reference
Finally, I can unclench the fists and put my hands to work changing the world. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Matzzie: What Obama's Win Means] Reference
OBAMA: But that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2009] Reference
Only farther down the road did Oaxyctl unclench his fist and look at the coins. From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Rain] Reference
An olive branch, maybe, to "unclench the fists" of America's modern day enemies. From Wordnik.com. [Indra Adnan: Is Hillary Soft Enough to be Smart?] Reference
As President Obama said, we are reaching out a hand, but the fist has to unclench. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2009] Reference
The monkeys didn't know all that, but they did realize they could clench and unclench the muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Monkey Studies Could Help Paralyzed Humans] Reference
You can then unclench your whole hand, and watch your missing hand unclench itself in the mirror. From Wordnik.com. [Nick Antosca: An Interview with William Sleator, YA Novelist] Reference
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, SECRETARY OF STATE: We are reaching out a hand, but the fist has to unclench. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2009] Reference
He'd tried to unclench his phantom nails from his phantom palm to make the pain stop, but he couldn't. From Wordnik.com. [How Do You Amputate A Phantom Limb?] Reference
I admired how he said, "If you are willing to unclench your fist, America has an extended hand for you.". From Wordnik.com. [Deborah Kenny: Harlem Village Academies 7th Graders Blog the Inauguration] Reference
It is not until we return to the compound in Nyala 90 minutes later that I finally unclench my shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Wells: Witness to Darfur] Reference
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, U.S. S.CRETARY OF S.ATE: We are reaching out a hand, but the fist has to unclench. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2009] Reference
My most vivid memory of McCain at EHS was watching him clench and unclench his jaw muscles, again and again. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Evaluating McCain] Reference
When the president talked in his inaugural speech about extending a hand to those who unclench their fist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2009] Reference
When he said "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist," to me that was just so powerful. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2009] Reference
Smart politics is reaching out a hand of friendship to our enemies instead, inviting them to unclench their fist. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The Armenian Diaspora should unclench its fist and take this hand, as it is the only way for peace and reconciliation. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce Fein: Recommendations for the Armenian Diaspora] Reference
She saw his strained body relax, she saw his fists unclench, and she saw him shrink back to her side trembling in fright. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
They were so nearly matched in strength and advantage, that neither dared unclench his hold for the sake of grasping the knife. From Wordnik.com. [The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773] Reference
Obama's phrase about Iran could be used about Republicans in the Congress -- he'll extend his hand if they unclench their fists. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Green: 7 Days: Kirsten Gillibrand Talks Policy] Reference
Which means the bosses in Tehran will have to unclench their fists and make some face-saving gestures back toward President Obama. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Cirincione: Iran Uprising Changes Nuclear Calculus] Reference
Remember how, in his inaugural address, President Obama talked about extending an open hand to those willing to unclench their fists?. From Wordnik.com. [Biden's Office Holds Stimulus Call with Progressive Bloggers] Reference
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