cleave

Example Sentences

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But once you’ve sorted these details, you and your arborist can make your trees safer, healthier, more lovable, and less likely to cleave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

They are free to rein in the state legislature as long as they cleave reasonably close to their state constitutions and do not step outside interpretation into pure improvisation.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2025

Viral genome sequences indicate the teen was infected with the type of H5N1 typically found in wild birds and that it had mutated to better cleave to the respiratory tract.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

Ever since the government cleared the merger of concert promoter Live Nation and ticketseller Ticketmaster in 2010, there have been demands from consumer advocates to cleave them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

“Rex Lawson is a true Nigerian. He does not cleave to his Kalahari tribe; he sings in all our major languages. That’s original—and certainly reason enough to like him,” Miss Adebayo said.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie