latch

Example Sentences

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Son should have had another assist, pulling it back from the touchline to Bouanga, who this time could not latch on to the opportunity.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

"We were able to see, almost atom by atom, how statins latch onto this channel," said lead author Dr. Steven Molinarolo, a postdoctoral researcher in UBC's department of biochemistry and molecular biology.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

Like the most treacherous toadies from literature — Iago, Wormtongue, Tywin Lannister — Miller managed to shove aside rivals to latch onto his master’s ear and guide him toward more evil.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

There’s not much to latch onto lyrically, no funny lines or striking images to pull you in deeper, but the sonic richness is easy to appreciate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The bathroom was off the porch, and the latch to its door was broken, so that sometimes the wind would pull the door open, exposing the person sitting on the toilet.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson