hanging on every word
Example Sentences
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It’s Fed decision day, and with a rate cut all but baked in, investors will be hanging on every word Chair Jerome Powell has to say.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025
They were hanging on every word, every sentence.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022
“I was hanging on every word he was saying,” said one supporter, Stephen Ayres, who has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly and disruptive conduct for his role in attacking the Capitol.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022
We always double the bass, because it brings up this bottom end, and that kick drum’s pulling you forward, and you’re kind of hanging on every word because you gotta keep up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2021
I wandered into the kitchen to find Elle at the table with a group of seniors hanging on every word she said.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
