be hung
Example Sentences
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As the Royal Pop is on a lanyard, it manages to evoke both a traditional masculine pocket watch and a fashion accessory that can be hung from a handbag.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The extravagant abode features soaring 50-foot ceilings, Italian-style gardens, and Baccarat crystal chandeliers so heavy they had to be hung from steel beams.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025
“Stoppard’s new play can’t be hung with one of those preprinted tags that theater critics carry in their pockets for easy labeling,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025
One analyst, Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities, even called its quarterly report “a masterpiece that should be hung in the Louvre.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024
She sends me down the hall to rinse the dirty diapers in the lavatory so that they can be hung up to dry and used the next day.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
