How to Use hang time in a Sentence

hang time

noun
  • He got some amazing hang time on that pass.
  • Some even piled and packed snow to build a makeshift ramp for extra hang time.
    — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Who’s the best distance, who’s got the best hang time and who has the best ball placement?
    — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, 4 Aug. 2019
  • The moonshots that explode off his bat are worth every second of hang time.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Everything is available by the glass or bottle for longer hang time too.
    — Matt Kettmann, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2020
  • The hang time, adversity, a lack of focus could have been a killer.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • That particular shot seemed to have a lot of hang time, and a bit of a knuckle to it.
    — Steve Smith, courant.com, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Hold the position, keeping your front knee raised high for a moment of hang time.
    — Outside Online, 29 July 2020
  • Among Bailey’s strengths are his powerful leg and the hang time of his punts.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Santos’ goal was to get good hang time to improve the coverage team’s chances.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The club, after a few seconds of hang time, landed far from Kizzire on the green.
    — Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The high number of fair catches speak to the hang time of Scott's punts and the speed of his gunners.
    — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • But Santos, in an effort to launch a kickoff with good hang time, didn’t get his kick deep enough.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Stories about Guy wouldn’t be complete without one about his legendary hang time.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
  • That longer hang time allows the grape to retain acidity even in warmer growing seasons.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The confetti will blast 25 feet into the air for some serious hang time.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 9 Mar. 2021
  • His bounce is startling, his hang time noteworthy, but not as awe-inducing as James’.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
  • What does the ideal kickoff look like, now that hang time is no longer a concern because no one can move until the ball is touched or hits the ground?
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The vines experienced long, hot—but not too hot—days with extended hang time for the grapes before harvest.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
  • So much so that Wallstedt’s hang time on his celebratory leap on the ice might have set a record.
    — Joe Smith, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There are fewer wobbling passes compared with a year ago, when his long ball had as much hang time as a punt by Sam Koch.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2019
  • On kickoffs, the Chargers preferred his potential in hang time and ball placement.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
  • There was that much hang time on Palka's HR, which had a 41 degree launch angle.
    — Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2018
  • Punter Jake Bailey ranks at the bottom of the league in net average, average hang time, and yards per punt.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • One criticism of Araiza from an NFL perspective was his hang time.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • In a wide-open competition at punter, Drue Chrisman, the challenger, is focused on his hang time and his holding.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 28 July 2022
  • Bailey, who gained plenty of experience in the role at Stanford, said the three keys to the job are distance, hang time, and direction.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Ted Karras, trying to fill the void left by David Andrews, did a fine job blocking, though his shotgun snaps had a little bit of hang time.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Plenty sweet, to be sure, but certainly not cloying, and despite the grapes’ long hang time the flavors are perfectly fresh — pert and bright, as opposed to the stewy-fruit notes that often burden late-harvest wines.
    — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 July 2019
  • Improving dead hang time requires consistent practice, gradual progression, and complementary strength exercises.
    — Christa Sgobba, Health, 24 June 2026

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