latch onto
Example Sentences
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“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
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
There’s not much to latch onto lyrically, no funny lines or striking images to pull you in deeper, but the sonic richness is easy to appreciate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
When ACU193+ oligomers latch onto astrocytes, they may spark a cascade of inflammation that spreads throughout the brain, long before memory loss begins.
From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025
He pored over the photos, trying to latch onto something familiar, anything that looked like the face he’d seen in the mirror.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
