cling

Example Sentences

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Biofilms are dense communities of microbes that cling to surfaces and are notoriously difficult to eliminate with standard cleaning methods.

From Science Daily

"There seems to be very few things left to cling to," said Viktor Chelin, a photographer coming out of the Chagall exhibition, titled "The Joy of Earthly Gravity", with his wife.

From Barron's

Despite the grief, the hopeful cling to success stories.

From Barron's

Nim clung tight, till she was half sea lion and half girl, and all of her was part ocean.

From Literature

“Our strategy until now has been cling to the audience that remains on broadcast television,” she said in a recent town-hall meeting with staffers.

From The Wall Street Journal