hanging

Example Sentences

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“Unless you go out of your way to call,” Frank said, “you’ll be hanging in this limbo forever.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

In the sappier one, Chávez’s face is inside a sun, like the baby in “Teletubbies,” hanging over a boy and girl in graduation gowns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

With “Summer of Freedom,” we’re often left hanging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

He may not be at The Oval, but Stokes will remain a huge part of the story, his spectre hanging over an England team trying to deal with a mess of the captain's making.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

I pretended that I’d never come home from school to an empty house, drawers opened, furniture upturned, doors hanging from their hinges.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler