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

That’s significantly higher than the rest of the states, where the average call wait was less than 3 minutes and the average hang-up rate was less than 6%.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

“Eggs are the biggest hang-up when scaling down,” Johnson says.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

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

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