He got a death grip on it and sat down.
His voice seemed to be caught in a death grip.
She still held the big knife, though no longer in a death grip.
Only his death grip on the rail kept him standing.
All the while, he kept a death grip on his briefcase.
By the time the words were out, she noticed the death grip on her fingers.
He went down with a death grip on the helm.
They would not let go their hold, nor could those above them release themselves from this death grip.
That's why you have that towel in a death grip.
He relaxed his death grip on the post and sat up.