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

“I’m afraid to go inside and not find her,” Masoumeh Mehran said, clinging to the hope that one day “the door will open and Setayesh will walk in wearing her school uniform.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

Kicking off the jagged glass still clinging to the front window, I shimmied inside.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman