hung up on
Example Sentences
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Her boss recognized the ruse immediately; Oakley’s husband blocked her vehicle in the driveway and banged on the window until she hung up on the scammer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Some have reported being hung up on when a 988 counselor misinterpreted their silence to mean they’d walked away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett sounded hung up on this question, and Justice Elena Kagan seemed to angle for their votes by pressing Clement and Sauer on it.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2026
The authors were too hung up on facts over insights, he argued.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
Her parents still weren’t speaking to her—they hung up on her when she called home—and she missed her younger sister Inam, who was now a teenager and no longer the little girl Luma remembered.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
