Example Sentences

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If the forecasts are spot on, the rate of U.S. inflation will cling close to 2.7%, leaving it stuck well above the Fed’s 2% inflation target.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

While Tottenham will cling on to hope of somehow turning a catastrophic season into a historic one, there can be no running away from the fact that results and performances have been largely disastrous.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

He referred to a saying immortalized by his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers, one that he will cling to during these next two hollow but hopeful weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

Use a gel remover so it will cling to the vertical surface, and check the label to make sure the remover is okay to use with the type of surround you have.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

That’s what the witchery is counting on: that we will cling to the ceremonies the way they were, and then their power will triumph, and the people will be no more.”

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko