be hung
Example Sentences
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As the Royal Pop is on a lanyard, it manages to evoke both a traditional masculine pocket watch and a fashion accessory that can be hung from a handbag.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
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
An art piece of King’s, a woven portrait of flowers, sits in her living room waiting to be hung.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
The quilts would be hung out of windows or on fences or tree branches as if they were drying.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
I’ll be hung if he didn’t lie flat on his back then, like he was ready to die himself.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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