How to Use latch on in a Sentence

latch on

phrasal verb

• When the latch on the second crate flipped, the wolf didn’t budge.
  — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
• That’s when, the video shows, a shark emerges and latches on to his right hand.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 27 June 2023
• Arias, who entered the match in the 70th minute, played the long ball for Acosta to latch on to.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 June 2023
• People like to latch on to trends, and try to point out little trends.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024
• And in recent years, the skin care industry has latched on.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
• In recent weeks, populist and hard-right politicians have latched on to the farmers’ plight.
  — Raf Casert, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024
• Takashina latches on, asking what’s in the school salad, and how big the portions are, and whether LR feels full after.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 July 2023
• As news of the encounters came out this summer, the Internet latched on.
  — Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2023
• Yeah, when a baby latches on, that feed may last anywhere from five to 30 minutes, or even longer.
  — Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
• Now, the whale has become hard substrate, where suspension feeders like anemones and sponges can latch on and grow.
  — Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 10 May 2023
• The classic tackle box is a plastic or aluminum box with a secure latch or latches on the front.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• His allies immediately latched on to the case as part of their quest to keep him in power.
  — Amy Gardner, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
• The lids have rubber seals that create an airtight seal that’s also leakproof, and latches on the side lock in contents.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2024
• Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, labor strikes, a recent uptick in Covid-19 cases that seems all but routine—there’s not much good news to latch on to these days.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2024
• The non-skid rubber feet ensure that the machine stays in place and the non-stick surface prevents the batter from latching on while cooking.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
• Self-teaching or latching on to a family member or friend who agrees to teach for free might sound like a cost savings.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 3 Dec. 2023
• Two latches on the durable case allowed for easy opening and closing during testing, even with one hand.
  — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 5 Oct. 2023
• Firefighters clamped and cut the umbilical cord, kept the baby warm and helped the mother to get the child to latch on for feeding, the Fire Department said.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2023
• Plus, the two latches are easy for little fingers to open, though, after several years of use, a latch on one of our kids’ boxes broke.
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 31 July 2023
• There was a hook-and-eye latch on the porch door, which swung open over what looked like empty space, beneath which a long set of ladderlike steps led to a narrow footbridge.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2022
• Still, since the early days of this war, some European leaders have latched on to the potential for an exodus.
  — Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• Elsewhere, younger givers are latching on to local causes.
  — Amanda Gordon, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
• Others latched on to a false rumor that an inept campaign staffer forgot to file paperwork to get Trump on the ballot.
  — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2024
• The findings suggest that, as far as coastal species are concerned, there was nothing inhospitable about the open ocean other than the lack of something solid to latch on to.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2023
• Tabor will likely look to latch on with another squad with several new and reworked staffs being formed around the league.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2024
• Then people latch on to simple solutions, which is the beginning of fascism.
  — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
• Some coastal species, like mussels, barnacles, and anemones, clearly need to latch on to a surface as part of their normal life cycle, and so find the open ocean inhospitable.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2023
• Ben’s player latched on to this moment and transformed the paper into a document that proved his right to the fortune, helping to settle the question that had kept him on earth.
  — Camille Butera, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2024
• Good Time latches on and doesn't ease up, offering an unflinching look into the fierce ties between brothers and life on the edge of society.
  — Travis Bean, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• The scratch-resistant pan is finished off with three layers of nonstick coating, ensuring food doesn’t latch on and burn while cooking.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024