cling
Example Sentences
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Automated conveyor belts shuttle boxes of wine along to a massive pallet wrapper, like a giant cling film dispenser twirling the pallets around ready for shipment.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Even after losing three games by an average of 19.6 points per game, the Lakers still cling to some hope.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
And Kantaria is hoping he can just about cling on until then.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
These earnings beats appear to be more of a surprise, and because investors tend to cling to their prior beliefs, they underreact to the unexpectedly good news.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The church would cling to Aristotle for a few more centuries, but the fall of Aristotle and the rise of the void and the infinite were clearly beginning.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing cling
Unit 1: Telling Details
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Ship Breaker
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