hung out
Example Sentences
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Many individual investors, like Jake Cheong, a 30-year-old accountant in Seoul, got hung out to dry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Jenkins says, after that, “We hung out a lot and laughed and talked … I mean, we became friends in seven episodes. In the miniseries and in life, we became friends.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Out in the parking lot, I hung out for some time before another car arrived, a blue Chevy Silverado with Illinois plates.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Kospi plunged more than 12 percent at one point to extend Tuesday's near-11 percent collapse as chipmakers SK hynix and Samsung were hung out to dry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
I knew the lunchroom wasn’t a possibility; Hunter Schultz and some of his friends hung out there in the mornings, playing Magic cards until homeroom.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
