How to Use hang off in a Sentence

hang off

verb
  • His nose was split on both sides, just hanging off his face like a flap.
    — Charles McCrary, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Flags hung off shoulders, waved above heads, and wrapped around waists like capes.
    — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The long straps that hang off your child's car seat are not optional.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
  • In-use tongs were stored hanging off the cook’s line equipment.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Give half a smile to the kids bouncing down the stairs, hanging off their tired dad.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • His right arm and right leg had been blown off by a bomb, and flesh was still hanging off the foot.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Stand on a step six to eight inches tall with your toes and mid-foot hanging off the front.
    — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
  • Tab top curtains use large fabric loops to hang off the curtain rod.
    — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Tom Cruise is hanging off an airplane.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • His poor little feets are hanging off the edge — how unfair.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There were two keychains hanging off her keyring, which seemed to read the names of her two sons.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • It was pulled over on the side of the road nearly three miles away, with the gas cap hanging off.
    — Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • On the shelves were various picture frames and a long leafy plant that hung off the edge.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The sleeves here are the star, hanging off her arms like clouds speckled with stardust.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Huge icicles hanging off your house can be a sign of an ice dam, and that can create roof leaks.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • His beard, scraggly, fell away from his chin to his chest while his white hair hung off the top of the gurney.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
  • About half the vehicle was hanging off the bridge at the time of the rescue.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, one of our taller testers found that their feet hung off the edge of the mattress during testing.
    — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • There's a set of oversize headphones hanging off the corner of one of the amps.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2023
  • These hooks are often removable and hang off the bottom tier.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Everyone thinks fat stores are just these passive blobs of tissue that hang off your body.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • The mattress on the bed was a little short and my bare feet hung off the edge, beyond the light white sheet.
    — Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
  • The small snow plow cold be seen hanging off the edge of the outbound platform after the crash.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Rest one forearm on the bench, then grab a dumbbell in your other hand, hanging off the bench.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
  • Toward the back, where the hood and extra fabric hang off the tray, the fabric will bunch up on you.
    — New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Aerial footage showed the rear of a silver sedan hanging off the side of a steep embankment.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Small details like the way in which a droplet might hang off a leaf is inspiration in and of itself.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Hammocks hang off the dock, inches above the water, inviting you in for a daytime nap.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Tom Cruise hanging off a helicopter then free-falling down the tow line.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Lift the tortilla and place it, wet side, onto your dominant hand so half is hanging off your palm.
    — Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'hang off.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: