latch onto

Example Sentences

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The female cockroach will crawl up on his back to take a sample, and while she is occupied, the male will whip out a hooked penis to latch onto her reproductive tract.

From New York Times

But the whole show is well cast and performed, and even when the action feels overly constructed or declamatory — and there is a rash of declamation toward the season’s end — there is something or someone pleasing to latch onto.

From Los Angeles Times

They migrate downstream to the ocean and then latch onto a host species such as salmon or rockfish and then feed on their blood.

From Seattle Times

Migratory birds such as the Nashville Warbler have touched down several weeks ahead of schedule, and on blades of grass in New York State and other spots, ticks have perched, poised to latch onto their first victims of the season, since February.

From Scientific American

That hook allows the viruses to latch onto human cells.

From New York Times