hanging over

Example Sentences

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His tempered stance reflects in part the uncertainty hanging over energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The immediate damage is clear to see, with heavy palls of smoke hanging over the blackened and charred landscape, but a conservation expert said the long-term damage could take hundreds of years to repair.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The end of cheap cars is hanging over America.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

With such a serious potential risk hanging over the market, investors are rationally choosing to favor stocks with the strongest expected earnings growth and some of the highest-quality fundamentals, Thooft said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Father kept the bayonet hanging over the mantelpiece.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier