clung

Example Sentences

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Given the recent interest-rate and stock market volatility, it isn’t surprising that investors have clung to the safety of money-market funds.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The unemployment rate, meanwhile, has clung to a low 4.3% for three months in a row.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

They have clung to their hunting-and-gathering ways longer than most.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The crew had been searching for Mandy for more than 40 minutes, while she clung to the board.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

I said kissing him and savoring the aroma of cigars that always clung to his long beard, “a sunny day for the party!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom