hangers-on
Example Sentences
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The last of them, these spent survivors, these hangers-on, had trudged to the Citrus Show to talk about the real problem, which was the disease.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The way I see it, many Epstein hangers-on believed they were doing nothing wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
No pop artist has ever survived haters, handlers and hangers-on without a scratch.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
The music fades and we, the hangers-on, disperse.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
The boy was nineteen years old, alone except for his sword-handler, and the three hangers-on, and the bull-fight was to commence in twenty minutes.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
