latches (on or onto)

present tense third-person singular of latch (on or onto)

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Dust Regularly Dust furniture one or two times a week with a damp microfiber cloth that traps dust and prevents it from being scattered in the air.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • They’re made with the same cotton-blend fleece that traps warmth without overheating.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Testing found the highest levels of phthalates in coffee sold in cans, followed by pods and finally bags.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel of the same name, the original film followed Andy Sachs (Hathaway), a journalism graduate who moves to New York City and lands a very demanding job as junior assistant to Miranda Priestly (Streep), editor-in-chief of a high-fashion magazine.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • One of the Gallowglass men lands an arrow in Murtagh’s leg, but Brian manages to shoot a fatal arrow in to that guy.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The inside of the entirely wooden house captures what life was like in early Fort Lauderdale over 100 years ago.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Harris really captures that beautifully with the dream sequence stuff.
    Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Henry grabs Julia at the last moment and presses all of their hands to the stones at once.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Viral video of the incident shows Eilish leaving the stage and exchanging high-fives with fans when someone grabs her arm and tires to yank her into the crowd.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This one also nails the basics and provides clear footage.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This barrel chair nails that sweet spot between playful and polished.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His grandfather, Leroy Hanlon, frustrated by this hesitancy, snatches the instrument out of Mike’s hand and carries out the deed himself.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Wednesday then rescues Pugsley as Gomez and Morticia arrive, but before the family can properly reunite, Isaac snatches Wednesday into his telekinetic grip, choking her.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Processing extras’ job bookings has helped give Everyset a window in to where work is now, as Hollywood grapples with major studios cutting the number of annual big theatrical bets and shortening TV episode orders from the Peak TV days of just a few years ago.
    Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The latter gets the first contact on the former, knocking him off balance to take the ball, but Aaronson recovers and grapples.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Latches (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latches%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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