latch
Example Sentences
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It’s not unprecedented for struggling companies to latch on to the hot trend of the moment — remember the blockchain hype cycle?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“But if that shock continues, they will latch onto it. They will follow those trends and typically, they’re going to do much better than anyone else in these environments.”
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
It only took the rapid forward two minutes to open the scoring after he beat the offside trap to latch on to Dan Burn's through ball before coolly picking out the bottom corner.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
"We were able to see, almost atom by atom, how statins latch onto this channel," said lead author Dr. Steven Molinarolo, a postdoctoral researcher in UBC's department of biochemistry and molecular biology.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
She drops her hands and her eyes latch on to my forehead.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing latch
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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"Little Red Riding Hood" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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"Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills," Vocabulary from Module Six
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