be hung
Example Sentences
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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
The catch: Portraits must be hung along with those of losers past, which is why the league is named “The Canvas Keeprs.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
In the front hall oil paintings stacked against a wall, waiting to be hung.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
The quilts would be hung out of windows or on fences or tree branches as if they were drying.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
My mother would say you might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
