cling

Example Sentences

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And Kantaria is hoping he can just about cling on until then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The cost of health insurance may be another factor as people cling to their jobs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Here in Kapisillit in western Greenland, a cluster of coloured houses cling to the hillside in a frozen fjord.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

A 2-0 defeat on Friday continued Villa's poor form - they have won just three of their past 10 Premier League games as they cling on to third in the Premier League.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“Yet you yourself cling to it with your dirty hands. I shall not tarry here. My terms or nothing. Make your choice.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander