Sentence examples for a clinging from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a clinging" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that clings or adheres to another object or surface, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "The child had a clinging nature, always wanting to be close to her mother."
Alternatives: "a clingy" or "a sticky".

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This makes insiders' experience of magic distinctive, a clinging together within a charmed circle of knowledge.

Vita went "half mad with pain" and was pulled away from a clinging Violet by ­Denys.

Florence, who lacks Agathe's self-esteem, is saddled with a clinging husband, Stéphane (Guillaume de Tonquedec).

Marina felt burdened, as if she'd woken from a clinging, unpleasant dream.

The other solitary boy I accompanied like a clinging shadow was Jim in Treasure Island.

A clinging, smothering dependence is punctuated by spells of terrifying agitation; she rattles the latch; she bolts, she flees.

The dependable theme is lovely aromatics, up-front fruitiness, a medley of flavors, refreshing acidity and a clinging aftertaste.

Marcello, the central character, a showbiz hack, has a clinging fiancee, Emma, with whom he lives in a dreary flat.

She has, just as tellingly, abandoned her Junior Miss headband for dark glasses and a clinging chiffon scarf.

Shoniwa then takes the stage in a clinging gold dress, sashaying around to Love to Love You Baby.

In the power-pop song "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" she demands some time away from a clinging lover.

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