hung up

Example Sentences

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The Exxon executive threatened to fire him if he was ever injured in a bike race again, and then abruptly hung up, according to an account in “Private Empire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A woman who identified herself as Sheryl Sokoloff hung up on a Times reporter last week when asked about the race expenditures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But the exercise shows why investors shouldn’t get hung up too much on near-term valuations.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"I said 'yes'. I told my mother I would call her back later and hung up."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

I waited for ages, and was just about to leave when finally she hung up, and I dug in my pocket for a quarter and dialed the twins’ number.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt