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

“I’m afraid to go inside and not find her,” Masoumeh Mehran said, clinging to the hope that one day “the door will open and Setayesh will walk in wearing her school uniform.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

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

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Hypothermic and clinging to her paddleboard after being swept out to sea, mother-of-four Mandy Galloway felt her life slipping away.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

There Beth’s voice gave way, and clinging to her sister, she cried so despairingly that Jo was frightened.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott