hung on

Example Sentences

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"We've hung on to the slow worms and they obviously like it here."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Kanchan Narayan, 44, uses a damp cloth-wrapped bottle hung on a string, cooling the drinking water inside via evaporation.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The Labour leader of the prime minister's local authority, Camden in north London, lost to the Greens. although Labour hung on to control of the council.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Art will be hung on the walls of the “cowboy core” rooms named after stars including Autry, Rogers and Dale Evans.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The woman took his palm, spat on it—he flinched, but she hung on to it— rubbed it with her thumb, and began to croon.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell