dangling

Example Sentences

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As job seekers face one of the toughest hiring markets in years, SpaceX is dangling a tantalizing prospect: It’s hiring.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

To spur them on, Mary Kay offered only praise, never criticism, all the while dangling gifts and the opportunity for reinvention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

That practice by Nixon of dangling pardons was in fact one of the grounds on which the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach him.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

But Sokolov and Litvak leave these few real-world thematic threads dangling as they have bigger fish to fry — or pigs to roast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Becky squealed, flipping back her long black hair, this time showing off dangling earrings.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas