How to Use hang around in a Sentence

hang around

verb
  • His sides don’t tend to hang around.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Legacy found a way to hang around.
    — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Others hung around a decade or more.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Like, nobody wants to hang around.
    — Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Both numbers are elite and hang around the top of the league.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Rain chance will hang around 30% to 40%.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Deals like this don’t hang around for long, so don’t overthink it.
    — PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Then more came Then a few just hung around for a chat at my seat.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
  • When a sports team loses, its fans don’t hang around for the postgame show.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Blackhawks still hung around, though.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Mohamed Salah didn’t hang around.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But those those anxieties might not hang around for long.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Her silver and black hair hung around her shoulders.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
  • The ball hung around the rim for what seemed like an eternity.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • Each point helped stave off the Buffs, who kept hanging around.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly.
    — Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • Plenty of clouds hang around, but very few showers reach the ground.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Some people want to hang around the old man and tap me on the shoulder.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
  • And the things that aren’t done can hang around forever, right?
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These are not your normal guys that are just hanging around a school lot.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Four flies hung around the three-compartment sink and walls.
    — David J. Neal updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Couple of gold chains hanging around his neck, and a blonde on his arm.
    — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
  • But don't hesitate, this deal won't hang around for long.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • No chance for South Dakota to hang around.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Restaurants, shops, and parks — lots of old weirdos hanging around.
    — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
  • And in the few places that do allow hunting, the pigs know not to hang around.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The clouds will be slow to clear late in the day and chilly conditions will hang around.
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • It can be hung around the neck or clipped onto waistbands to blow cool air up the shirt.
    — Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • He was marked much more than me in that world, hanging around with the Mafia guys.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Many birds hang around under bird feeders looking for a free meal.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

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