How to Use hang on in a Sentence

hang on

verb
  • They can be hung on a hook on a door.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • So don’t hang on to the trade that went bad.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The room hung on her every word.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Tongs were hung on the oven door handle.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado updated January 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Knight broke the hold by hanging on to the rope.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Nearby, a row of white wool vests hangs on a rack.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
  • Your print will come ready to hang on a durable canvas.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Chekhov’s guns that hung on the wall but never went off.
    — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • The Huskies have had to hang on to close games all through this year.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Black habits hung on hooks that come to life with a burst of wind and a queasy glance.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 May 2024
  • What are the odds of Starmer hanging on?
    — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Yeah, the Rogers are kind of hanging on it.
    — Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
  • At the time of the deal, the jury was hung on who won and who lost.
    — Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Still, Maduro hung on to power.
    — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In the end, the Spurs were so close to hanging on.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Once framed, the piece can be hung on a wall as decor for seasons to come.
    — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Now, rosaries hang on the remains of Kane’s home.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The network is hanging on by a thread!
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That system may be hanging on by a thread.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
  • Or, hang on, maybe life is a chrysalis, a labyrinth, or a box of chocolates.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • It can be hung on a wall or used as a tabletop display.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • See Tom hang on to the wing of the biplane mid-flight.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Who’s going to hang on to the football?
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • People will hang on your every word.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Unique to the house is that the art hung on the walls are by the home’s first owners.
    — Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Williams hung on the rim after his two-hand dunk for good measure.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Eight dead flies hung on sticky tape near the warewashing area.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
  • In the end, Biden fell one vote short of hanging on to most of it.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • If that doesn’t work, try burning them back after a long cast and hang on.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Crawford hung on his every word.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026

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