hanging in

Example Sentences

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With the ball hanging in the air and the game on the line, was there ever a doubt on the Lakers’ bench?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

He anticipated that the mission would later afford him a view with the Moon in the foreground and Earth hanging in the distance.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“I’m at a point where I can look back on the fruits of my labor, but all of that has happened as a result of hanging in there.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Specifying the gas chamber in the constitution was thought to be a way of making it hard for the state to resume hanging in response to a horrific crime.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

One day I came back from school to find a rope stretched across the front room and men’s white shirts, clean and crisp, hanging in a row.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago