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dangle

[dang-guhl] / ˈdæŋ gəl /




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Colleges are often loath to cut their sticker prices because they like to dangle scholarships to entice students to enroll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The seats are on the side of the track, allowing riders’ feet to dangle below or above them as their seat spins forward or backward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

If they sense you’re a bored retiree, they will dangle the allure of giving your life renewed purpose.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The piece’s hero image is Waters, sitting on a couch with what appears to be a toddler while, blurred in the foreground, a pair of baby feet dangle into the frame.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Cigarettes dangle from manicured fingers; tiny dogs wait patiently for owners to finish espressos; every female foot is shod in a high-heeled designer shoe.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Time stands still at the nearby burnt-out house of the Siman Tov family, where a wind chime dangles by the door.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

A coyote is bathed in red light; a cougar stalks near a grand piano; a man stands in a tropical jungle surrounded by mist; a pay phone off the hook dangles by its cord.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

My free hand dangles close enough to touch the sand.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

It recently revamped its program, introducing a three-tier structure that offers ways to earn points faster, but also dangles exclusive merchandise and curated experiences for its top-tier members.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

Booth sits in the back and dangles his oar in the water under the pretense of steering.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

In September, he dangled a naked ultimatum: Either ABC “took action” against Kimmel, or the network would face severe regulatory consequences.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

While firefighters manned the hoses, climbers like Ivan Khmelnytsky dangled from ropes and cut the holes in the roof to put the solution on the hot spots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Sanchez also dangled the prospect of a massive port deal for American investors -- one that would rival a Chinese port concession at Chancay north of Lima that has long irked the White House.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

He turned to where Sigurd dangled in the air.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

It incentivized competition in part by dangling more than $500,000 in prize money for each player on the winning team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Their surfaces do not contain dangling bonds, which makes it difficult to grow an extremely thin dielectric film evenly across them.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Footage from inside showed rescue workers in orange overalls and white helmets picking their way through a mass of twisted steel, dangling cables and chunks of ceiling.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

The bank is competing in an increasingly heated wealth-management industry, where high-end clients who pay big fees are treated with white-glove service and are constantly lured by rivals dangling access to special funds and services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

But he woke me and Lloyd early the next morning, clawing at my hand dangling out of the bed.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck


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