cling

Example Sentences

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“There are so few moments I’ve completely nailed in parenthood. This is one of them, and I cling to it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

People cling to previous technological habits even when there’s a better alternative, like the time it took for flip phones to disappear after the advent of the smartphone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Here in Kapisillit in western Greenland, a cluster of coloured houses cling to the hillside in a frozen fjord.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

A 2-0 defeat on Friday continued Villa's poor form - they have won just three of their past 10 Premier League games as they cling on to third in the Premier League.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

A refrigerator floated by, and Natalie grabbed at it, hoping to cling to it like a log, but it spun in the water and sank at her touch.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz