be hung
Example Sentences
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Companies like Everlasting Comfort sell packable “foot hammocks,” which can be hung from your tray table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
The extravagant abode features soaring 50-foot ceilings, Italian-style gardens, and Baccarat crystal chandeliers so heavy they had to be hung from steel beams.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
“Stoppard’s new play can’t be hung with one of those preprinted tags that theater critics carry in their pockets for easy labeling,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025
She’s being a little hard on handsome, thoughtful Miles, who turns out to be an all-but-perfect guy with one issue: He may still be hung up on the ex who dumped him for Daphne’s ex.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
My mother would say you might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
