clung

Example Sentences

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The unemployment rate, meanwhile, has clung to a low 4.3% for three months in a row.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Still, I clung to my newfound identity as a we, even though there was very little us in the marriage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Both Conservative group leader Simon Tagg and Labour group leader Dave Jones clung on to the Westlands and Keele seats respectively.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Yet the same people clung fiercely to their self-image as gutsy investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Boaz played with the sleeve of his hoodie, trying to pick off the dirt clods that still clung to it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny