hanging

Example Sentences

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But if “you see men in sweatpants smoking cigarettes, hanging with their boys, lifting weights in the yard, riding children’s bicycles as their actual transportation, then you are in danger.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Overall, that’s a nice financial picture hanging over your mantel.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The House wasn’t in session, which is often the best time to check in on staff who don’t have their overlords hanging around.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

This embezzlement case has been hanging over the SNP like a toxic cloud since the police investigation began five years ago.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

I took in the decorations: carved wooden lanterns and heavy painted scrolls hanging from the arbor terrace, screens with images of birds of paradise and other floral designs placed around the tables.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu