latch

Example Sentences

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“But if that shock continues, they will latch onto it. They will follow those trends and typically, they’re going to do much better than anyone else in these environments.”

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

By selling to China the vehicles, factories and infrastructure that the Asian giant needed to supply the world with cheap consumer goods, Germany could latch on to the the country’s supercharged growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The mites' tendency to latch onto juvenile spiders suggests opportunistic behavior, since younger spiders are more exposed to parasites and predators.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

Despite their clear affection for these women, the Dardenne brothers never sugarcoat their characters’ unenviable circumstance or latch onto phony bromides to alleviate our anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Mother and Father crisscrossed the floorboards, wiggled the front door latch, listened to the individual creak of each stair.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock