clung

Example Sentences

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Given the recent interest-rate and stock market volatility, it isn’t surprising that investors have clung to the safety of money-market funds.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Under such circumstances, people clung to their faith in God.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

One terrified gerbil clung to the exercise wheel, shaking with fear.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville