clinging

Example Sentences

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Works such as "We Two Boys Together Clinging" boldly referenced same-sex relations at a time when they were taboo.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Clinging on to some green shoots of recovery is perhaps indication for some of how low Welsh rugby has sunk.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Clinging to a single failed legacy credit score isn’t the right path forward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Clinging to products they bought years ago is “often a legacy habit that retirees are too comfortable to quit,” says Dawid Siuda, a finance expert at Omni Calculator.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Clinging to one of the greasy rocks and blending almost perfectly with it was a large, unkempt, and exceedingly soiled bird who looked more like a dirty floor mop than anything else.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster