hanger-on

Example Sentences

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The music fades and we, the hangers-on, disperse.

From Salon

As party members and associated hangers-on start to arrive in Manchester today, there are reasons to be gloomy for the current leadership.

From BBC

A political get together, a party conference for the politicians, members, and associated hangers-on, would never transform a prime minister's fortunes with the public overnight.

From BBC

Most of his close friends work in music, including Kenny Beats, who composed Oliver’s songs for “Lurker,” and Zack Fox, who plays a hanger-on in the film and is a DJ in real life.

From Los Angeles Times

Gala was the free-spirit hanger-on in the city’s club scene, falling for a rock singer and happily dishing about her Southern California misadventures.

From Los Angeles Times