latch

Example Sentences

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"The Fc fragment works as an anchor that microglia latch onto when they are near plaques, as a consequence of which these cells are reprogrammed to clear plaques more efficiently."

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Semenyo's winner silenced a raucous and rowdy crowd with a real poacher's finish, reacting quickest to latch on to Rayan Ait-Nouri's cross and converting with aplomb.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Shaw has once again chosen to latch on to Third Point’s dangerously misguided effort to have CoStar Group abandon Homes.com.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Air India, owned by the Tata Group conglomerate, said it had launched a precautionary fleet-wide re-inspection of the switch latch.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

He’s vaguely conscious of his weight shifting to his feet, and then the coolness against his palm from the metal of the door latch.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone