firmly cling
Frequency: 7.512.8 per million words
To hold on with strength and determination.
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- The terrified child firmly clings to her mother's leg in the crowded room.
- After the shipwreck, he clung firmly to a piece of floating debris for hours.
- Despite all the changes, she firmly clings to the traditions of her ancestors.
- You must cling firmly to the handrail when walking down the steep, icy steps.
- The rock climber was firmly clinging to the small ledge, planning his next move.
- The company clung firmly to its outdated business model and eventually failed.
- The baby monkey firmly clings onto its mother's back as she moves through the trees.
- Even after many years, he still firmly clings to the hope of finding his lost brother.
- Cling firmly to the rope and don't look down!
- The old man firmly clings to the belief that things were better in his day.