clung

Example Sentences

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Given the recent interest-rate and stock market volatility, it isn’t surprising that investors have clung to the safety of money-market funds.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

For 11 months, I clung to my newfound identity as a ‘we,’ even though there was little ‘us.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Both Conservative group leader Simon Tagg and Labour group leader Dave Jones clung on to the Westlands and Keele seats respectively.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Without realizing it, she clutched his arm and clung to him, an anchor in the dark.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack