hang-up

Example Sentences

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The hang-up was over the potential for Nvidia processors to eventually end up in China.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

One hang-up is how the money should be spent.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

The hang-up is simply that we have to run these routes for an entire day and the window to charge them is just a small window overnight.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2022

The biggest hang-up could be whether the Cavaliers can convince the Lakers to accept a pick-laden return package similar to the one the Brooklyn Nets sent to the Houston Rockets last year for James Harden.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2022

Maybe it was my own personal hang-up, but I felt like both girls were waiting to see if I would flip out or something.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith