clingy

Example Sentences

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People are getting clingy with their chatbots—and it’s giving friends and family pause.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In the middle are two young society beauties wearing the new clingy fashions with uncaricatured style, but amongst the mixed-sex groups that mill around them are gratuitously padded older women.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

The costumes are, on the surface, contemporary: We see an Adidas sweatshirt here, a clingy party dress there.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

Charles says there is a "stark difference" between their sons and that Emaan is a lot more clingy.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

I thought about ringing Tara—I knew she’d come running—but I didn’t think I could stand it, she’d be all clingy and over protective.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins