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
Bruce called the next number, only to be hung up on.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2024
One analyst, Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities, even called its quarterly report “a masterpiece that should be hung in the Louvre.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024
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
