latch
Example Sentences
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Saturday's action was thwarted by wind, waves and an issue with the cockpit canopy's latch not fastening.
From BBC • May 17, 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
By selling to China the vehicles, factories and infrastructure that the Asian giant needed to supply the world with cheap consumer goods, Germany could latch on to the the country’s supercharged growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Like the most treacherous toadies from literature — Iago, Wormtongue, Tywin Lannister — Miller managed to shove aside rivals to latch onto his master’s ear and guide him toward more evil.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
Mother and Father crisscrossed the floorboards, wiggled the front door latch, listened to the individual creak of each stair.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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