latch on
Britishverb
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to attach oneself (to)
to latch on to a new acquaintance
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to understand
he suddenly latched on to what they were up to
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to obtain; get
Example Sentences
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Still, the look didn’t fully latch on in South Korea until last year after a K-pop singer named Mimi, part of the “Oh My Girl” group, confessed to using elf-ear tape.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Son should have had another assist, pulling it back from the touchline to Bouanga, who this time could not latch on to the opportunity.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
On Thursday, investors found something to latch on to — and many apparently didn’t like what they saw.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
“I think Jesse’s the type of person that understands that love is love, and it’s not something you can cage or latch on to,” Mazino says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025
She drops her hands and her eyes latch on to my forehead.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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