Example Sentences

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But what we can all cling to — what I am clinging to — is faith in God and faith in this community.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021

“All of those testimonials, that’s what I am clinging to these days.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

Because while I am clinging to the slowed-down pace of stay-at-home life, I'm also gleeful to share it with all the friends we've missed so much.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2021

“Yet, as I write this my tears are awash, and my heart is broken. Even though I am clinging to the idea that we all continue, the pain that attends these passings has no cure.”

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2019

I whisper each word distinctly, like a string of knots in a rope I am clinging to.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson