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

Weighted down by the responsibilities of matrimony, they reveal their existential hang-up: an indomitable fairy-tale urge to find other damsels to save.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

My friend shares this hang-up, and we complained a little back and forth until our usual evening sign-off: "Make yourself a good dinner."

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022

For competitive reasons, journalists are frequently curious about what rivals are working on, although a phone call for that reason would likely result in an angry hang-up.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021

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