latch
Example Sentences
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Maybe something happens during the game and he’ll latch onto the sport and tournament for good.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
But the idea that the entire world could latch onto something together feels too far-fetched in our own current fractured news environment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Still, the look didn’t fully latch on in South Korea until last year after a K-pop singer named Mimi, part of the “Oh My Girl” group, confessed to using elf-ear tape.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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
I could see that in Juanita’s bedroom a nightlight was shining, but, when I jiggled the latch on the chain link fence, it went out.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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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