dangling

Example Sentences

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As job seekers face one of the toughest hiring markets in years, SpaceX is dangling a tantalizing prospect: It’s hiring.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

They say he had been influenced by adverts such as these, dangling the idea of a more prosperous life in the UK.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

She nurses memories of a simple existence of fish fresh from the ocean and coconut dangling from palm trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

That practice by Nixon of dangling pardons was in fact one of the grounds on which the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach him.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

“Look what we got!” he exclaimed, dangling a pair of worn and soiled tennis shoes in front of me.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez