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Example Sentences

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Allen said he still wanted to keep getting to know me, and I clung to that hope.

From Los Angeles Times

Among the hardest-hit areas in the region is southern Thailand, where flooding left residents of Hat Yai clinging to rooftops awaiting rescue by boat.

From Barron's

The question carries a quiet kind of rebellion I especially savor this time of year: why cling to a tradition that no longer delights?

From Salon

Defender Dan Burn called it "10 minutes of madness" and, while Howe clung to "positive signs", this was another painful defeat.

From BBC

Sunday's comeback kings are both clinging to play-off hopes but have very little margin for error - so this will have a post-season feel.

From BBC