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Sentence Examples Fishing villages with Venetian-style bell towers and red pantiled roofs cling to the shoreline. There's innumerable ways to skin a metallic cat so why cling to an outdated formula? The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make it its home for life. Anna sunk down onto the steps and hugged her dog tightly, feeling the sticky, matted fur cling to her hands. Cash has become a corporate security blanket, something executives cling to in frightening times. Unable to find the meanness in themselves to give it zero stars, movie critics cling to the illusion that there must be something good about it. It is an oddly theatrical moment of self-awareness, of the desire to be individual but cling to the safety of the group. The heavy shadows that cling to the orchestration of his more serious-minded works disappear. Those of us who confess to a Whig disposition subconsciously cling to the belief that change and progress are transposable concepts. Uttar Pradesh Muslims are practically Hindi-using community while Biharis still cling to Urdu and Muslims in Bengal think and use Bengali alone. Then he opens his robe to reveal to Scrooge two hideous and monstrous children that cling to the ghost's robe. A weird, unexplainable urge had made her want to cling to Arynne and cry into her shoulder while begging her not to go. Sherpa villages cling to the sides of sheer mountain slopes or sit on top of steep escarpments. We confess that we more often cling to the past than plan joyfully for an unrevealed future. An obdurate will, rather than soft-headedness, is the primary reason why they cling to self-refuting concepts. As their argument sinks, the nonsensical numbers of the Lancet Study are all that is left to cling to. He's a plodding, conventional square, she's a get-ahead, modern girl who doesn't need to cling to conventional wisdom. An electrostatic sprayer has a nozzle that charges tiny pesticide droplets with static electricity so they cling to plant leaves. Bearded passages of vegetation cling to steep rock, and the strong Yangtze current spills diagonally along the bottom of the frame. And if it goes hard with me, I will stand it, and I will cling to my logic, and I will bear it like a man. Show More Sentences Many newspaper editors and owners still cling to the old-fashioned idea that they know better than you how you should vote. The fruits of the showy stickseed are spurred and covered with stout hairs that cling to the hair and bodies of animal. It amazes me that many people do not realize this and still cling to the outdated relics of the past. As a woeful season comes to its inevitable end, I can only cling to two pathetic certainties, one sad, the other hopeful. But when a temple of style and urban sophistication founders on ambience, food and service, it doesn't leave much to cling to. He was seen tossing deckchairs into the water to give people who had already jumped overboard something to cling to. On the other hand the countries of the South cling to the organisation and its charter. A radical change of attitudes to ageing finds many of us determined to cling to childish things for as long as we jolly well like. He knows what the moss looks like, how high it grows around the base of an oak and how thickly it will cling to a sycamore. There are no streets, no houses, only huts where people cling to each other and cry. White clouds cling to lofty mountain peaks, which rise vertically from out of glacial basins, stretching all the way back to the Southern Alps. I still cling to the idea that people are part of nature, and there must be some way we can coexist with the rest of it. Many people today, however, cling to the illusion that gaining material wealth will be the key to all their problems. An imprint in the dirt and scuff marks on her boots proved this, and they said the boots had helped her cling to the fence. Many people, it is true, are morbidly fascinated by deadlocks and stand-offs and cling to them as old friends and comforters. I still cling to my indestructible angler's hat, and it still resists time and wear to an incredible degree. He did not cling to the ideals of communitarianism, but instead promoted industrial and agricultural development. Dust and fine sand particles tend to cling to the surface of the skin, especially in the folds and in between the toes and fingers. Some politicos cling to venal isms that stunt their own thinking and the growth of the nation, and delay the maturing of its democracy. They cling to polysyllabic professors who find clever ways to say the same dumb things over and over again. Show More Sentences People still cling to the story about the girl who was lured by some creepy idiot. My thoughts, however, stubbornly refused to cling to the issue and when a hoarse croak broke loose from high above me, I started violently. I tried futilely to cling to the last fragments of a fading dream and go back to sleep when several more explosions followed. You and I, living in a swiftly changing technological age, stubbornly cling to what is now considered antiquated gadgetry. It can also make your draw from holster or pocket a little more difficult as fabric tends to cling to the rubber stocks. In the living room, I traced the gilded edges of the tables and chairs carefully, hoping gold dust would cling to my fingers. The crater walls, massive in height and rugged, were the domain of jet-black wild goats who managed to navigate and cling to the rough face. Embarrassingly, various ladies in my family continue to cling to a belief in psychics, guardian angels, and other such bunk. Avoid bulky dirndls and tiered skirts, and bias-cut skirts that cling to curves. The judiciary should modify its arcane ways, cling to all its powers, enrage the executive and forget emollience. Invisible traces of quartz, calcite, gypsum and feldspar, the dust of its resting place for more than two millennia, cling to the bronze. A gecko in the hand feels cool and its broad, padded feet cling to skin like delicate suckers. He is at least admirably honest about the cognitive processes he adopted to allow himself to cling to his Weltanschauung. If you learn only the names of techniques and kata, then you would cling to them and lose sight of their true meaning. The only way to get there is by an old bus, along the alarmingly narrow roads that cling to the sides of the mountains. She plants tender climbing vines such as wisteria and sweet peas so they can cling to the warm stone walls. Birds that cling to and climb the sides of trees, like woodpeckers and nuthatches, have strongly curved claws. If you are with a lady friend, make sure you cling to her for dear life and make sure all gestures of affection are as ostentatious as possible. In view of such a unilateral rejection, it is amazing that anyone should continue to cling to the false notion of universal acceptance. Nothing is as it once was, and the survivors cling to remnants from their past. Show More Sentences Without an institution to cling to, they are left to their own devices in all respects. Ancient fluorescent lichens cling to rocks, and fluffy Arctic cotton softens the harshness of the landscape. Because they are terrible swimmers, they must cling to riparian roots in order not to be washed away. Also known as arbutus or madrona, these large, red-barked trees cling to the cliffs above Puget Sound like well-muscled rock climbers. Small edible crabs cling to cracks in the rock, but it seems too exposed for larger crustaceans such as lobsters. These inconspicuous larvae cling to the stalk of the plant and can easily go unnoticed. My thoughts cling to the tangible memory of you and your every little gesture and movement like a drowning person clings to their saviour. Some institutions interstate cling to the idea of Queensland being a cultural and economic backwater, as they have done for a decade or more now. Belittling her intellectual legitimacy is the sort of a tactic often employed by sexists, racists, and others who cling to power for fear of losing it. I've just drained the last few drops from the bottle, all that remains are the few beads of condensation that cling to the outside of the stumpy brown empty vessel. Billions of tiny wax-covered nubs on the surface ensure that dirt particles cannot cling to them and are simply washed away by drops of water dripping down the leaf. The berry-red blossoms cling to 3-foot, arrow-straight stems. But the fact of the matter is the equal protection they cling to is not the reality. In the trapped heat of the Apennines, they cling to the refracted possibility that the scarce coolness from the snow-covered peaks will blow over and down. But it would take a powerful insect, or a very brave bird, to pollinate the plants that cling to exposed slopes, consistently buffeted by thirty-mile-an-hour winds. Without the sous-vide, I definitely wouldn't cling to the vacuum sealer, though it does save us some money. They cling to the walls, hang off the ceiling, bounce persistently against the mesh opening, trying to get at us. In summer, masses of lavender grow against the stable block, and a vigorous growth of Virginia creeper, wisteria, honeysuckle, and jasmine cling to the walls. Yet instead of disbelieving that the facts will set us free, we cling to them as if they were spoils of war. Democrats cling to only to handful of redoubts, often districts gerrymandered by Republican legislatures to be majority black. Show More Sentences Without Dawn and her desperate need to cling to power, the evil place falls apart. The sharply tailored blazer and weighty jewelry that cling to her body hints at the dominant personality she possesses. Maybe you are like an idol to her to have her cling to you so fast. And that remembrance of and desire to cling to things past is what DISH Network is selling here. Henrik is tormented with sorrow over the loss of his wife Anna and the conflict over Karin's leaving is heightened by his need to cling to her in the absence of Anna. As you make your way west of Funchal and into the countryside, the landscape changes and the area is dotted with houses that cling to the side of hills. Farther down the billing, Barbara Nichols' ditzy cigarette girl trying to cling to her last scraps of self-respect is a shrewd mix of comedy and pathos. For months, first term Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan has managed to cling to slim lead that has defied national factors. Those who still cling to the Alice-in-Wonderland fantasy that there's nothing really wrong with our system need to meet Alexandra and Hannah Wallin. I have an image of myself, floundering in the rising water as I try to cling to floating stems, my feathers bedraggled and flying out in all directions. The edge of his gauntlets show beneath the edge of his shirtsleeves, flashing as he walks in time with the bracers that cling to his shins and over his feet. Any journalist, politician, general, writer, political operative or other so called public intellectual who can cling to such a statement is, equally, beneath contempt. The cherry aromas and flavours are spoiled by tired oaky notes that make the nose curl, cling to the palate and sit on the finish too long after the swallow. It is no longer possible for any section of the global population to cling to a system of thinking that is uncompromisingly antagonistic to the thinking of others. It's not hard to see why people cling to the aesthetic of retro-futurism. They began to cling to the stick, refusing to drop into the ice chest. The novel is an artifact, which is why antiquarians cling to it so fervently. Pressed down flat against kayak decks, our noses almost scraping the sharp oyster shells that cling to the cavern roof, we inch our way through darkness and claustrophobia. Is it just the ego's yearning for self-gratification that makes a person cling to the half-baked notion that every single human being is a unique individual? They cling to conventional wisdom as if their lives depended on it. Show More Sentences Yet, entrenched interests continue to impede the path of free enterprise and cling to the commanding heights of state capitalism. It can clamber through and cling to the seaweed stalks with its prehensile pectoral fins. Around the city are many small shantytowns that cling to the mountainsides, populated by migrants who have come here looking for work. A few spindly trees cling to the sides of the gorge, but their roothold on the tiny patches of soil gathered in cracks is precarious. Yet these precedents offer no more than a slender reed for Gordon Brown, almost hopelessly down in the polls, to cling to. Baked in a very hot oven, the sauce reduces until the panch phoron seeds cling to the chicken and vegetables in chewy nubbins. Nevertheless, there is a branch of hope that the governor and her supporters can cling to as the tides of the media punditocracy engulf them. The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea looking for a rock to cling to. Cartoonish, wide-eyed infants cling to their mothers or play together low to the ground. This durable product automatically eliminates microfibres before they cling to the soleplate of steam iron with the use of catalysis. The pathetic Usenet oldfags will cling to their pathetic, outdated and boring medium as the new-world forumites rule the Interwebs universe. Snorkel masks on, Guillermo and I slip over the side of the boat, skin diving just a few feet down to where oysters cling to rocks and coral boulders. I cling to the very faint hope that this might be some dry, donnish joke. It is a very common tendency among kids 1 to 3 years old to develop neophobia, which makes them cling to the formula food or mother's milk and refuse to try new tastes. Mosses, ferns, and the gnarled roots of yellow birch cling to cliff walls. The woman weighs anchor with the dog, which learns to cling to the deck with toenails and teeth, so a fierce gust or extra wild wave doesn't sweep him away. At first they cling to the remains of the strings and feed on the jelly. The lawmaker criticized March 8's refusal to the rotation of portfolios, stressing that all ministries should not possessively cling to a certain portfolio. Examples from Classical Literature There are those who, sincerely or insincerely, still cling to State action as a theoretical hope. Adah joins in his entreaties, and endeavours to cling to the sides of the vessel. During this time they cling to the swimming legs of the parent by means of their pincers. After a while he will cling to some weed near the surface, and spin a chrysalis, from which the caddisfly will break forth. He must cling to his studio, hold desperately to this atmosphere of paint and canvasses. The well-known Virginian Creeper produces rootlets by means of which it can cling to very smooth surfaces. He gave at the knees and was obliged to cling to a Chippendale cabinet for support. It really did not trouble Irene that Lorna should cling to this habit of closeness. It is a constrictor, without poison fangs, which would cling to the hand or arm as Luke describes. He would cling to his anonymity to the bitter end, no matter what the cost. And now that I hope you are better, with what tenaciousness does it cling to you! It is not to be expected that many, if any, remains of a theriomorphic character should cling to a goddess so abstract as Aditi. Losing the power to believe with vital faith in God and in the soul, men cling to the fantom life of cheap and vulgar pleasures. This last he judged unwise, so that he was obliged to cling to YOLO itself. Hold Hallie with one hand, hug the bank and cling to branches with the other. Churchmen cling to it as a sheet anchor in controversy with Nonconformists. If the hot water is applied first, the heat will cause the egg to coagulate and cling to the dishes. But he was able to cling to the weapon, and meet each onslaught with hot metal. Who has not groaned over the follies and idiocies that cling to us like the doggerel verses that hang about our memories? The weave known as stockinet is best of all, because goods thus made cling to the body and yet restrict its activity very little. Show More Sentences Moreover, the redskin made the mistake of trying to cling to his gun. With hooks, barbs, and glands they cling to the covering of animals. Grose, most apparently, only desired to cling to me and to quake in silence. There cling to him still the limitations and dregs of his brute life. The brave mate was seen to cling to the hawser, and work his way back. This relative of the mophead hydrangeas is a sprawler that can extend to 80ft and cling to its host through aerial roots. How much longer she could cling to the straining strands she could not guess. There was none thus to cling to Tarzan, who yearned so for the love of someone, of something. From these rocks that I had the good luck to cling to while our captain and the rest of the crew were all lost. Mary, who was hysterical, had evinced a desire to cling to him, and he had sent her sliding across the top of the table to Saxon. It is a sad proud Libra who only has cold cash to cling to in the lonely winter nights. He seemed to cling to it as a drowning sailor clings to a life buoy. It is the people with fewest ideas that cling to them most tenaciously. They denounce those who cling to the doctrine as un-American. Their riches give them some right to cling to these grandeurs. It's natu'al he should cling to the one PYO tie that holds him to us. While you cling to one sin and will not part with it, it must drag you down to misery after death, as it has dragged you to misery here in this world, my poor, poor Hetty. Find more words! 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