clung
Example Sentences
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Those are the values Americans clung to when 9/11 sent us reeling.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Those who wrote to her “often clung to every possible shred of plausible deniability.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ryder clung onto Nathaniel as waves repeatedly crashed over them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"I managed to find a wooden plank, which I clung to for two days and one night," Begum said, noting she eventually caught the attention of a passing rescue ship.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
He remembered the earthquake, the river flooding, the trees that he and Abby clung to as they floated toward the ocean, singing.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
