latch
Example Sentences
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Don’t try and latch on to whatever the success is, and then complain that it didn’t work for you when that wasn’t your forte to begin with.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
The aim is then for the robot to maneuver around the telescope and latch on with three movable arms.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
The episode punctuated how reflexively we latch onto the idea of weakness as the primary outgrowth of racial injustice.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
Edward would latch onto a tree a few hundred yards down river and hold tight until he was rescued at daybreak, a period that he described as a blur.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Finally Oma and Opa retreat to their bedroom and latch the door behind them.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Vocabulary lists containing latch
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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"Little Red Riding Hood" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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"Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills," Vocabulary from Module Six
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