cling
Example Sentences
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In the case of children who were constantly clinging to their parents, this was attempted by encouraging them to get used to sleeping alone.
From BBC
This environment means many employees are clinging to their jobs.
"Michelle was on the ward for three days and initially she was very clingy, wouldn't let me go. I didn't know anything about mental health back then, so I just put it down to tiredness."
From BBC
He clings to the hope police could have made a mistake.
The Bears now own the second spot instead of the Packers, who are now clinging to the last wild card spot.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
