clung

Example Sentences

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A handful of people clung to an idea of normality, saying they were crossing into Turkey for vacations planned before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

From what we see of Scotty in flashbacks, he was a buoyant blond goofball — exactly the kind of guy that the apparently friendless and family-less Kenna would have clung to like a life preserver.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Children clung to their mothers inside halls lacking the most basic necessities.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

On the morning after Europe clung on to victory, Donald looked exhausted when he sat down for a BBC Sport interview.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Just as I reached him, he picked himself up and clung to a pine sapling like it was Aunt Goldie.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles