cling in a sentence

cling meaning:

v. i.) To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing;

cling sentence:

Wet clothes cling to the body.

Dog fur clings to clothes easily.

Small children cling to their mothers.

The boy clung to her father’s hand.

He had one last hope to cling to.

The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws.

The old man clung to his memories.

The children clung together in fear.

The baby monkey clung to its mother.

They still clung to this doctrine.

The mud clung to his shoes.

The pages of this book have clung together.

He clung to the hope that she would be cured.

She clung to the hope that he was still alive.

The mother clung to her son as he said good-bye.

He has always clung onto old-fashioned ideas.

Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life.

A small group of houses clings to the eastern flank of the mountain.

She’s clinging on to the past.

I cleaned off the earth clinging to my boots.

One little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.

We are still clinging to the dreams of our youth.

They hugged each other, clinging together under the lights.

Kate was still clinging to the wreckage of her failed marriage.

There was ivy clinging to the wall.

The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.

She managed to cling on to life for another couple of years.

The whole party will cling to their leader very determinedly.

Members of a family should cling together in times of trouble.

Some people tend to tenaciously cling to the misguided concept of racial superiority.

These cling to rocks, stones, or roots and forms a mat of bright to deep green tufts.

We should cling together in times of trouble.

Small children cling to their mothers.

He had one last hope to cling on to.

Dark clouds cling to the mountains.

The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws.

Grief-stricken, his father and I sold our home, where memories clung to every.

During the Middle Ages, astronomers had clung to the theory of a Greek philosopher.

She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.

Passengers clung desperately onto the lifeboats.

He clung to the hope that he could be a lawyer.

He clung to the rope with both hands.

The ship clung to the coastline.

Leaves still clung to the branches.



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