clung
Example Sentences
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The 76ers management countered with “We Owe You One”—a motto that clung to the team like body odor for the next five seasons.
But he clung dizzy and pale to even the lowest boughs.
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He clung to those memories of her the way he clung to his book.
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Tuna salad oozed out from between the slices of bread and clung to the plastic bag.
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One terrified gerbil clung to the exercise wheel, shaking with fear.
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