hung up on
Example Sentences
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Some have reported being hung up on when a 988 counselor misinterpreted their silence to mean they’d walked away.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett sounded hung up on this question, and Justice Elena Kagan seemed to angle for their votes by pressing Clement and Sauer on it.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026
The tide was lower than expected, so the landing craft were hung up on a reef.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
I’m hung up on your $17,000-a-month mortgage payment.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
Some of them are hung up on the walls.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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