hang-up

Example Sentences

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The hang-up was over the potential for Nvidia processors to eventually end up in China.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Among those 16 states, the average call center wait time was 25 minutes and the average hang-up rate was 29%.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Fire crews responding to a 911 hang-up call about 2:22 a.m. found a 1,096-square-foot, single-story home on fire in the 3500 block of South May Street, according to a Fire Department news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023

The hang-up is simply that we have to run these routes for an entire day and the window to charge them is just a small window overnight.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2022

Maybe it was my own personal hang-up, but I felt like both girls were waiting to see if I would flip out or something.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith