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
In the front hall oil paintings stacked against a wall, waiting to be hung.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
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
She sends me down the hall to rinse the dirty diapers in the lavatory so that they can be hung up to dry and used the next day.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
