Example Sentences

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Togelius is clinging to hope, grounded in his decades of industry experience, that the potential of AI will ultimately create more immersive virtual worlds.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

We’re clinging to that belief but will concede that it may be irrational.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Louis said: "She was very pale, very cold, shivering, barely clinging on to the board."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

U.S. stock futures edged down, with investors clinging to hope that the U.S. and Iran could come back to the negotiating table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

One holds a baby on her hip, and the other has a little boy of four or five clinging to her skirts.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone