Clenched
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- Especially her teeth-clenched "I... won't... quit", even while being slowly killed by a kryptonite chunk.
Source: Awesome / Justice League -
The ramming killed two crew but Kennedy managed to get all the surviving hands to an island, including one he had to tow while swimming with their life-jacket strap clenched between his teeth.
Source: Useful Notes / John F. Kennedy -
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: At the end of Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders, the survivors of Yinsen City form an alliance with the leadership of Mondo City, after the former conquered and killed many of their citizens (including their baron).
Source: Comic Book / Secret Wars (2015)
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