clung
Example Sentences
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Those are the values Americans clung to when 9/11 sent us reeling.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Those who wrote to her “often clung to every possible shred of plausible deniability.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ryder clung onto Nathaniel as waves repeatedly crashed over them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The majority of residents and tourists were wearing masks and the smell of smoke clung on to clothes for days, she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Allun brushed at his coat, as though removing the dried mud that clung there was all that was important to him.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
