However, while Satana embraced her heritage, Daimon clung to his humanity. You could see how Kane's silk shirt clung wetly to the character's body. They unhesitatingly killed those who clung to the old faith, sometimes after incredible tortures. Tariff reform was a losing issue that the Conservative leadership inexplicably clung to. The party comrades clung to him with great devotion. After Lord Narasimha had slain the demon Hiranyakashipu, he clung on to his dreadful form. They clung to it even though little aid ever arrived, despite many promises. After the prediction failed, most believers still clung to their faith. The princess clung to her privacy, and enjoyed not being recognised. Sennett often clung to outmoded techniques, making his early-1930s films seem dated and quaint. For the most part, they clung to the coast and shunned the interior. Nevertheless, Salazar clung to it, thereby retarding the nation's long-term economic development. A significant minority of East Germans still clung to ideas of Nazism. Paul Tracy still clung to the 33rd position. Odysseus clung to a fig tree above Charybdis.