hung around
Example Sentences
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“The energy and enthusiasm he generated created a charge like static electricity that hung around after he left the stage,” the Detroit Free Press later wrote.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
Marseille have hung around on the fringes of the title race, as they did for much of last season, and sit eight points behind Lens in third.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
The woman told her she’d been paid $20 to sue by a woman who hung around on the sidewalk outside the community center clutching a clipboard, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
His fastball, heralded in Japan for frequently reaching triple-digits, hung around a far more pedestrian 96 mph in his initial outings with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
He reached down and fingered the yellow stone hung around my neck on a string.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
