Clung

Examples

• A look of terror came over the sweet smiling face, and she clung to George as by an instinct. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I hate my room at Aunt Julia's--so I came here---- She stirred suddenly, broke from her apathy, and clung to Gerty in a fresh burst of fear. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• There was a pretty woman at the back of the shop, dancing a little child in her arms, while another little fellow clung to her apron. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I clung to my ferocious habits, yet half despised them; I continued my war against civilization, and yet entertained a wish to belong to it. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She clung round my neck, calling me by every dear name she could think of and saying what should she do without me! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The old man clung to his daughter during this sickness. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She trusted and clung to me again. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I shuddered involuntarily, and clung instinctively closer to my blind but beloved master. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Ill, most ill, with disjointed words, bare and weak, have I expressed the feeling with which I clung to them. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I tried to throw her off, but she clung to me most desperately. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• To these things men's minds clung, and they clung to them because in all the world there appeared nothing else so satisfying to cling to. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He tenderly raised my head, and as I clung to him, kissed me in his old fatherly way again and again. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• She clung to Ursula, who, through long usage was inured to this violation of a dark, uncreated, hostile world. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Remembering the death of her own little one, she clung desperately to the new babe, with one hand, whenever they were upon the march. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The poor soul grew so timid that she actually left off bullying Briggs any more, and clung to her niece, more fond and terrified every day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She clung to the note bravely, though its futility was now plain to her in the glare of his miserable eyes. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I still loathed my bed in the school dormitory more than words can express: I clung to whatever could distract thought. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• She remembered Gerty's words: I know him--he will help you; and her mind clung to them as a sick person might cling to a healing relic. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• All but Jack, who changed all other articles of his dress, but clung to his traveling pantaloons. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Then she slept again, and the girls waited upon their mother, for she would not unclasp the thin hand which clung to hers even in sleep. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Their pale eyes clung together in prolonged and serious consultation; then a faint smile fluttered over Mrs. van der Luyden's face. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• They kissed their mother quietly, clung about her tenderly, and tried to wave their hands cheerfully when she drove away. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• She did not weep again, but laughed hysterically, and trembled and clung to her friend as if she was a little bewildered by the sudden news. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• They clung with eagerness to the hope held out that he might yet be alive. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Each province clung to its separate nationality and traditions, and the Huns spread from province to province. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• She gave a strange cry, turned and clung to him, sinking her face on his breast, fainting in him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Her mind pursued them, looking for him among the Condemned; and then she clung closer to his real presence and trembled more. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• You should have seen how he looked about him, all muddy and bleeding, and clung to them as if they were his dearest friends. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• But he clung to it with toes and fingers, like a fly. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• To hand-rail and stanchion we clung, and finally as we saw the end approaching, snapped the buckles of our harness to the rings at her sides. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.

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