cling

Example Sentences

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After weeks of strikes, residents of Tehran painted a picture of a city that is still clinging to some routine despite tight security.

From Barron's

Iran's Fars news agency reported explosions and power outages in parts of Tehran, where residents painted a picture of a city that is still clinging to some routine despite tight security.

From Barron's

And Kantaria is hoping he can just about cling on until then.

From The Wall Street Journal

The air is cooler the next morning, a light mist clinging to the trees and grass.

From Literature

The screen door hangs open, bumps against the garbage bin, and the mailbox clings lopsided to the faded milky coffee–colored clapboard that wraps the house.

From Literature