clung
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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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
McGinnis clung to the hearing room door as police puled him away.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
Penelope and the Incorrigibles were caught and swept inside; they clung fast to one another just as they had in Euston Station on the day they arrived in London.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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