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
They thought he was still hung up on getting even with the government.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The authors were too hung up on facts over insights, he argued.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
Longboard Asset Management has made a strategy of not getting hung up on headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
After the town got word of Miss Hilly’s lies, three ladies in a row hung up on me the minute I said my name.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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