Example Sentences
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Rahela Begum survived the horrors of war in Myanmar and life in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh -- only to end up drifting at sea, clinging to a wooden plank.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
They say they used to listen to songs in secret, often not knowing who they were listening to, but clinging to the mysterious and hopeful lyrics.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He’s made the mistake of coming home with the odor still clinging to his clothes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Despite all that, Bores, a former employee of surveillance tech giant Palantir, insists he’s not against A.I.—he’s just trying to make it work for those of us still stubbornly clinging to our carbon-based brains.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
He felt like a castaway clinging to a barrel in a stormy ocean.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
