hang off

Example Sentences

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"There are leeches literally everywhere. The leeches are not only on the floor, but these leeches climb trees, they hang off the trees and then drop on you to suck your blood."

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

If anything, his success makes failure hang off Henry's shoulders with a glaring shapelessness.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023

“We sort of held off. I said, ’Let’s hang off and see what happens.’”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

Each rail section — three in total — has between three and five options with curved rails, straight ones that hang off ledges or angled rails that slope down.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022

Fragments of thick webbing hang off the blade.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer