clung

Example Sentences

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Given the recent interest-rate and stock market volatility, it isn’t surprising that investors have clung to the safety of money-market funds.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Hopeless but hearty, the Lakers forged ahead Thursday, and still clung to a one-point lead midway through the third quarter when the rickety wheels came completely off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Abel clung to the nail and to Amanda’s scarf, fighting the wind, whose force seemed to increase when he stopped riding with it.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig