glue

Example Sentences

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“This ‘military-bonyad complex’ is the fundamental glue of Iran’s political economy and underpins the state’s economic power,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

These proteins are crucial for maintaining cell-cell contacts -- which glue cells together.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

“My lipstick was glue stick,” she sings in “Lipstuck,” “it sealed my fate, not even able to communicate.”

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

As Toruño leaves the coffee shop, the glue on the nearby posters begins to dry, and pedestrians slow down to read them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The steaming porridge was thick as glue, and the boys were able to count to five before the spoon tipped over.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood