hangers-on
Example Sentences
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The last of them, these spent survivors, these hangers-on, had trudged to the Citrus Show to talk about the real problem, which was the disease.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The way I see it, many Epstein hangers-on believed they were doing nothing wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The music fades and we, the hangers-on, disperse.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
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 • Sep. 27, 2025
He was standing, straight and handsome and altogether by himself, alone in the room with the hangers-on as we shut the door.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
