hanger-on
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A decorative hanger-on, dependent on her rich friends and relatives, she is now 29 and still single when many more ordinary women in her rarefied New York circle have made successful matches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Nicole’s father, Lou Brown, at the time called the book “T-R-A-S-H” and labeled Resnick a hanger-on who hadn’t been very close to his daughter at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
In “The Bear,” Matty Matheson, the Canadian chef and restaurateur, plays the hanger-on and handyman Neil, his first scripted role.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Jamie saw himself as the fresh young star and Roy as the aging, hanger-on standing in his way.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2023
She was with that whole Zach Powers crew, and not as a hanger-on either.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
The last of them, these spent survivors, these hangers-on, had trudged to the Citrus Show to talk about the real problem, which was the disease.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
The way I see it, many Epstein hangers-on believed they were doing nothing wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
No pop artist has ever survived haters, handlers and hangers-on without a scratch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
A political get together, a party conference for the politicians, members, and associated hangers-on, would never transform a prime minister's fortunes with the public overnight.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
The businesses here are hangers-on, relics from about twenty years ago—a sad and very old department store, a shoe store that smells like mothballs, a toy store, a candy shop, an ice cream parlor.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
