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How to use hang in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Hang means to be or remain suspended. Example: “The lights hung from the ceiling.”

Examples of hang by meaning

verbTo be or remain suspended.

  • The lights hung from the ceiling.
  • On the dark-green walls hung a series of eight engravings, portraits of early Victorian belles, clad in lace and tarletan ball dresses, clipped from an old Book of Beauty.1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter II, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The...

verbTo float, as if suspended.

  • The smoke hung in the room.
  • It was a couple of days after the crash, with the smell of burning still hanging in the air from the incinerated wreckage of Coach H, where 31 passengers lost their lives, when I visited the West London site.2023 September 20, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: And it's goodbye from me...”, in RAIL, number 992, page 3

verbTo hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

  • He hung his head in shame.

verbTo cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.

  • Hang those lights from the ceiling.
  • to hang a door

verbTo kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.

  • The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree.
  • The court could change its rules and hang him, the way the Allies hanged Nazi war criminals at the end of World War II.2022 March 10, Peter Lucas, “Lucas: Putin has blood on his hands and The Hague must make him pay”, in Boston Herald, archived from the...

verbTo be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a...

  • You will hang for this, my friend.

verbTo loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.

  • I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging.

verbTo apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).

  • Let's hang this cute animal design in the nursery.

More sentences with hang

  • Hang on - my hands are full; just let me put these down.From the entry full
  • Just hang on and keep going; this pain won't last forever.From the entry hang on
  • The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?From the entry bare
  • Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.From the entry frame
  • Press the red button on the soft phone to hang up.From the entry soft
  • I like to hang out with my buds on Saturday night.From the entry bud
  • When a dog pants, its tongue often hangs out of its mouth.From the entry hang out
  • They tried hard to hang on, but the Great Depression wiped them out.From the entry wipe out
  • If you hang around after the show, you can meet the cast.From the entry hang around
  • My daughter likes to hang around with older kids after school.From the entry hang around
  • The congenial bartender makes the Hog’s Head an inviting place to hang out during the weekends.From the entry congenial
  • I'm hanged if I know how to get the idea through his thick skull!From the entry hanged
  • Well, as you know they used to hang folk by the halse for horse theft.From the entry halse
  • I bought a mountable picture frame so I could hang it on the wall.From the entry mountable
  • If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast.From the entry hang about
  • My daughter likes to hang about with older kids after school.From the entry hang about
  • We can't hang drywall in here until the tin knockers are done.From the entry tin knocker
  • Nontermination of a computer program can cause the system to hang.From the entry nontermination
  • We were told to hang fire on the decision until management came back with a proposal.From the entry hang fire
  • He must be a heavy drinker to be able to hang with them.From the entry hang with
  • You missed the turn, so hang a uey at the stoplight.From the entry hang a uey
  • Me and the boys are gonna go hang out for a bit.From the entry the boys
  • I think we should hang off on that section until we have more data.From the entry hang off
  • I'll hang these clothes on the rack to air them.From the entry air
  • Or warts, or wheales, it hangs upon her skinne.From the entry saffron
  • I cut fifth period to hang out with Angela.From the entry cut
  • Hang on to the handle so you don't drop it.From the entry hang on
  • Let's go hang out in the lounge.From the entry lounge

Meaning of hang

  1. verb To be or remain suspended.
  2. verb To float, as if suspended.
  3. verb To veer in one direction.

Full definition of hang

Questions about hang in a sentence

How do you use hang in a sentence?
Hang is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The lights hung from the ceiling.”
What is a short sentence with hang?
“to hang a door”
What does hang mean?
Hang means to be or remain suspended.

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