clung

Example Sentences

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The unemployment rate, meanwhile, has clung to a low 4.3% for three months in a row.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Still, I clung to my newfound identity as a we, even though there was very little us in the marriage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Under such circumstances, people clung to their faith in God.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

A handful of people clung to an idea of normality, saying they were crossing into Turkey for vacations planned before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Tuna salad oozed out from between the slices of bread and clung to the plastic bag.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret