Sentence examples for clinging to from inspiring English sources

"clinging to" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when describing something that is holding onto something else securely, often out of desperation. For example: "The toddler was clinging to his mother's leg, sobbing uncontrollably."

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Clinging to life.

I remember clinging to her.

Still clinging to the wreckage!

"They're clinging to their lever machines".

Clinging to stimulus.

"He was probably still clinging to her".

"Ultimately he wasn't clinging to it.

Just clinging to the lead.

Leave water clinging to it.

Clinging to his mammy's knee.

She's clinging to her fiefdom".

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