hanging

Example Sentences

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Many immigrants crossed the Atlantic to the U.S. with their most valuable possessions hanging from their necks and wrists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Pfeiffer: The surprising thing is, you realize you’re just hanging on by your fingernails.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“I didn’t know Guy Fieri was hanging around people like this. It says a lot about him.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

He had travelled to Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and March in Cambridgeshire, and as he drove through Willingham the crane's unsecured grabber moved and was hanging over the side of his trailer.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

This morning the crappies were best in close to shore and we caught seven or eight good ones by hanging right on the edge of the lily pads and casting out to the deeper side.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen