Sentence examples for were latching from inspiring English sources
noun
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
Mr. Newby said he thought that investors were latching onto proteomics as the latest buzzword in the genomics industry.
The poll was conducted before the Russia floated its proposal, and while the proposal may yet founder for a variety of reasons, it was clear in follow-up interviews with the Americans surveyed that they were latching on to any solutions that would avert a military strike.
They were latched to their desks.
And so those doors were latched.
Consumers may be latching their purses.
Instead, it seems investors are latching on to two things.
Others are latching on to the organisation's success.
Small wonder, then, that they are latching onto every technicality in sight.
Attention-starved celebrities also seem to be latching on to this trend.
"Charles is latching onto the buzzwords of the week," Mr. Heaney said.
Though a new space dedicated to emerging cabaret artists has not yet appeared, other presenters are latching onto the format.
