clung
Example Sentences
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He clung to those memories of her the way he clung to his book.
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Tuna salad oozed out from between the slices of bread and clung to the plastic bag.
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One terrified gerbil clung to the exercise wheel, shaking with fear.
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I forced back tears as I heaved upward again, got a grip, and clung on.
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While Sue and Bruce had clung to each other in the first moments of the eruption, Dan had stood alone.
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