cling to
Example Sentences
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Yet the regime seems to think it can wait him out, and it may cling to that hope as long as there is no viable day-after plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"The man's crossed legs might evoke indifference, the phone a culture of emptiness, the parasol a comfort people cling to," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
It is supplying the constitutional context and stripping away the pretense courts so often cling to when they want to stay out of the fray.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
But in Monday’s game, the Sparks could only cling to the game with clenched fists as the gap widened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
I cling to the branch with one hand and lean out.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
