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dangle

[dang-guhl] / ˈdæŋ gəl /




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In the dining room, vintage Doyle Lane ceramic beads dangle from a Mission-style wooden clock while designer handbags are draped over chairs and hat racks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Here’s what can’t be denied: The Sunshine State’s reputation as the nation’s dangle, Heaven’s lobby, and a land of swamp creatures and crocodile wrestlers and Disneyworld and Mar-A-Lago and, somehow, Miami.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

Talley’s suncatchers dangle in the air and catch the light, an homage to algae’s most impactful contribution: producing over half of the world’s oxygen, which they do using energy from the sun.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2026

European leaders used a summit in Montenegro on Friday to dangle the carrot of a quicker path into the EU for Balkan countries, some of which have been waiting to join for decades.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Moss was not a small guy, a fact he had frequently lamented to himself, but he was shocked when his own feet began to dangle, unable to reach the floor.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

The timing of Ocasio-Cortez’s egg-freezing announcement dangles a once-unimaginable prospect: that we could have a pregnant president of the United States.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

A swing dangles lazily in the middle of the room.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

It recently revamped its program, introducing a three-tier structure that offers ways to earn points faster, but also dangles exclusive merchandise and curated experiences for its top-tier members.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

There is a delighted shriek as Rui dangles mid-air, before she starts rappelling down.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2024

He dangles the coin over the basket again.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

In September, he dangled a naked ultimatum: Either ABC “took action” against Kimmel, or the network would face severe regulatory consequences.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

The United States and Cuba held talks this week on a US offer of $100 million in assistance, which Washington has dangled as an incentive for reforms, a US official said Tuesday.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

If one looks back on fairly recent American history, Richard Nixon dangled pardons in front of the various Watergate conspirators, directly and indirectly.

From Slate Apr. 16, 2026

In front of his right ear dangled a gray and frazzled ringlet, like the hair of a very old man.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Their surfaces do not contain dangling bonds, which makes it difficult to grow an extremely thin dielectric film evenly across them.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

There’d be supporting towers on park property, with cables dangling overhead, and a gondola station just outside the park.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Footage from inside showed rescue workers in orange overalls and white helmets picking their way through a mass of twisted steel, dangling cables and chunks of ceiling.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Wizened and creased, with a hoop the size of a quarter dangling in his left ear, he relies on gestures—shrugs, grimaces, guffaws—to flesh out responses that lean terse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

His head was down again, his hands dangling.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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