clung
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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The Cherries will enter Europe for the first time next season via the Europa League as Liverpool clung on to fifth place by three points.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Still, I clung to my newfound identity as a we, even though there was very little us in the marriage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
A handful of people clung to an idea of normality, saying they were crossing into Turkey for vacations planned before the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Children clung to their mothers inside halls lacking the most basic necessities.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Gardens of corals and sponges and flowery sea anemones clung to the rocks and danced in the whirling currents.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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