dangling

Example Sentences

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Many remember him as one of the “zip-tie guys”—he was photographed crossing the Senate floor in tactical gear, white flex-cuffs dangling from his fingertips.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

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

During the Iran hostage crisis, William Daugherty, a newly minted case officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, was kept there, in a 4-foot-wide cell lit 24 hours by a dim, dangling bulb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Even the dusty tire swings dangling from every other tree look appealing, but that might just be the heat getting to me.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller