clung

Example Sentences

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The unemployment rate, meanwhile, has clung to a low 4.3% for three months in a row.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

After Perry’s death, Morrison wrote, Iwamasa insisted on speaking at the funeral and clung to the family, “as if he was somehow the good guy who tried to save Matthew.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The Cherries will enter Europe for the first time next season via the Europa League as Liverpool clung on to fifth place by three points.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

They have clung to their hunting-and-gathering ways longer than most.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The sun was bright in the sky, and little birds clung to tall grass stems and chirped at Anya and Ivan’s passing.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack