clinging

Example Sentences

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The weighted ratio is still clinging to its sell signal from a week ago, as it has yet to fall to new relative lows.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

KWS said rescuing the calf from the water was a "logistical challenge", with the calf clinging to its dead mother.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

We’re clinging to that belief but will concede that it may be irrational.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

“Lives of the Saints” is an ode to the folly—and the ecstasy—of clinging to beautiful delusions long past their expiration dates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

And we could still smell the smoke—it seemed to be clinging to the trees all around us, drifting about us like a yellow mist.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo