How to use hinge in a sentence

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• A crusty sound came from the rusted hinges of the gate.From the entry crusty
• The squeaking won’t do any harm, but if it makes your teeth itch, oil the hinge.From the entry make someone's teeth itch
• An argument hinges upon entailment whereas an if-then sentence hinges upon implication.From the entry entailment
• This type of construction is sometimes possible, hinging on the circumstances involved.From the entry hinging on
• The door finally shook free of its hinges.From the entry free
• The success of this plan hinges upon his approval.From the entry hinge on
• The door sags on its hinges.From the entry sag
• A centerhung sash window rotates horizontally on hinge pins at its center. When open, the top part tilts into the room and to bottom part tilts outside.From the entry centerhung
• A Chad, for example, can be funny without jestermaxxing, because his likeability doesn't hinge on his humor.2022 January 14, Magdalene Taylor, “Incels Actually Defined This New Dating Trend Correctly”, in MEL Magazine, archived from the original…. From the entry jestermaxx
• I know that one hinge of this door has parted with the woodwork.2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 17. From the entry architrave
• High fantasy of the George RR Martin kind hinges on world-building.2015 May 20, Natasha Pulley, “Fantasy cannot build its imaginary worlds in short fiction”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry worldbuilding
• The two pieces were hinged together with leather or eel skin.2011, Robert E. Gough, Cheryl Moore-Gough, The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds, Storey Publishing, page 46. From the entry swipple
• All the doors on the second floor had been torn from their hinges.2009, Kent Nerburn, The Wolf at Twilight: An Indian Elder's Journey Through a Land of Ghosts and Shadows, New World Library, →ISBN, page 267. From the entry skiff
• Britain's economic future hinges on Europe, and this is no time for animus.2008 December 12, Martin Kettle, The Guardian. From the entry have reason
• These were hidden behind hinged bulwarks, inside false superstructures and false deck cargoes, or under dummy lifeboats.2005, Spencer Tucker, Priscilla Mary Roberts, World War I: Encyclopedia, ABC-Clio, →ISBN, page 956. From the entry Q-ship
• He gripped his Stanley knife and swung open the door almost detaching it from its hinges.2003, Anthony Hulse, Insanity Never Sleeps, Mediaworld, UK, page 30. From the entry Stanley knife
• A door flopped open, wobbling perilously on its one remaining hinge.1988, Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, William Heinemann Ltd, page 90. From the entry perilously
• The only metal parts are the rudder hinges and bow guard.1968, Machine Design - Volume 40, Issues 21-25, page 54. From the entry bow guard
• The small hinged discs of paper, called ‘chad’, remain attached to the body of the tape.1959, J[ohn] W[illiam] Freebody, Telegraphy, London: Isaac Pitman & Sons, →OCLC. From the entry chad
• This could be varied to produce a delta hinge effect for equalizing lateral moments.1954, Eugene K. Liberatore, Rotary Wing Aircraft Handbooks and History: Convertible aircraft, page 39. From the entry delta hinge
• Dorsal ridge present specimens are somewhat more ovate (i.e. less subdeflected toward hinge above muscle spot.1950, Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin - Geological Survey of Canada. From the entry subdeflected
• Demi-chanfron, with central spike in the middle of the forehead, hinged crinière at the top.1901, Wallace Collection (London, England), Sir Guy Francis Laking, Catalogue of the European Armour and Arms in the Wallace Collection at…. From the entry mainfaire
• Her limbs, too, consist of bones hinged together, emerging out of a dress—as if she is simply an attired skeleton.2023, Robert L. Pincus, On a Scale that Competes with the World. From the entry attired
• Amid the sequence of incidents and crashes, the victory hinged on three standing starts between the Mercedes drivers.2020 September 13, Andrew Benson, “Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 90th win after incredible race”, in BBC Sport. From the entry standing start
• We used glutathione-S-transferase (GST), enhanced green fluorescent protein (GFP) and the immunoglobulin hinge region and crystallisable fragment (hinge-Fc) as fusion partners.2016 January 23, “Development of a Competitive Cystatin C-Specific Bioassay Suitable for Repetitive Measurements”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry crystallisable
• Facing the business end of the large revolver was bad enough, but the man wielding the gun was off his hinges.2012, George R. Appelt Jr., Shepherd's Fall, page 153. From the entry off one's hinges
• Many helmets had an upper part joined with hinges to a bevor, which protected the knight′s lower face and jaw.2011, Kerrie Logan Hollihan, Elizabeth I, the People's Queen: Her Life and Times, 21 Activities, page 61. From the entry bevor
• Many hinged genera have a flat or curved shelf, called the palintrope, between the beak and the hinge line.2010, John P. Rafferty, The Paleozoic Era: Diversification of Plant and Animal Life, page 71. From the entry palintrope
• Stamps aren't worth much with holes in them, but I think they've even stopped using hinges (NTBCW henges) these days.2008, Adam Funk, “Bear, a Magdalenian test case”, in sci.lang (Usenet). From the entry NTBCW
• McComb, chief executive of Liz Claiborne, whose efforts to revive flagging sales hinge upon his company’s aggressive wooing of Mr.2008 March 8, Eric Wilson, “Big Names in Retail Fashion Are Trading Teams”, in New York Times. From the entry dislodgment
• “Yeah, I’m okay,” she answers with Zen calm, as if she wasn’t completely off her hinges a minute ago.2008, Debbie Reed Fisher, Swimming with the Sharks, page 196. From the entry off one's hinges
• The hanging man's face was partly covered by a hinged mask of magnalium, connected to the oven by gutta-percha hoses.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 686. From the entry magnalium
• This one's unhumanity was mostly concealed by his hotsuit, until he moved legs that were hinged the wrong way -- birdlike.2004, Neal Asher, The Line of Polity, →ISBN. From the entry unhumanity
• The Kiowa has a two-bladed semi-rigid seesaw all metal main rotor and a two-bladed rigid delta hinge all metal tail rotor.2003, Harold Skaarup, Ohio Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on where to find them, →ISBN. From the entry delta hinge
• I was attempting to rectificate the relative positioning of the ginnel door hinges vis a vis the door itself.2002 March 12, Richard Robinson, “My Sis needs pooter advice”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Jul 2026. From the entry rectificate
• It has got the lot, this, underneath its hinged awning: eggs any way, sausage, old-fashioned burgers and builders' tea.2001 March 30, Stephen Moss, “Meals on wheels”, in The Guardian. From the entry builder's tea

Meaning of hinge

1. noun A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
2. noun A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
3. noun A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.

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Questions about hinge in a sentence

How do you use hinge in a sentence?

Hinge is used as a noun and verb. For example: “This argument was the hinge on which the question turned.”

What is a short sentence with hinge?

“The door sags on its hinges.”

What does hinge mean?

Hinge means a jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.