clung
Example Sentences
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Zapata Rivera, who has a pending asylum claim, clung to his family.
From Salon
He draws parallels with Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe, who clung to power into his 90s before being removed by the military.
From BBC
She clung to her two older sons, who, as they matured, eluded her grip much as their father had.
In this scenario, nematodes could have clung to feathers after birds visited saline lakes in South America and were then carried thousands of miles north.
From Science Daily
Clara’s words still clung stubbornly to him as he asked, “What do you mean, was it worth it?”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
