How to Use hung up in a Sentence

hung up

adjective
  • Many people are hung up about their physical appearance.
  • Done being hung up on things that wont change.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Sheila hung up the phone and looked at her two children and prayed.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2020
  • Pepi hung up on Berhalter when told the news.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • And went on and on and on in a five-minute monologue and then hung up.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Once again, Heath’s captors hung up the phone.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Morikawa planned on wearing red and black but his golf shirt got hung up en route.
    — Steve Dimeglio, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Ward hung up and sat in silence for a few moments.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • So, we were really hung up by that.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • No hosiery mill could help her to make the product - all of them hung up on her.
    — Stephanie Burns, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • The hide can then be stored flat, hung up on a wall or rolled up into a tube.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Drivers who can’t keep on truckin’ with that might just hang up their keys for good.
    — Nick Stockton, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Before the guard could give his name, Williams hung up on him.
    — Anne Branigin, The Root, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Komasa’s film would rather not get hung up on the details.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But in all honesty, plants can be kind of a hassle to hang up.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 19 Mar. 2019
  • The Newsweek culture desk doesn’t get hung up on stuff like that.
    — Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Clark just hung up the phone and disappeared.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Metro area residents can hang up their coats for the next day or so.
    — Tom McGhee, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2019
  • But that doesn’t capture the many people who just gave up and hung up.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
  • The notepad, maps, and home, among others, seem to be getting hung up.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The pump was still in the man’s car, so police removed and hung up the pump.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2020
  • The state has had its plans to install drop boxes hung up in the courts for months.
    — Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Everyone says my dad and I are hung up on my mom.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Waters was unsure if the call had dropped or if Sund hung up.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2021
  • Neither of us hung up the phone, and neither of us moved about the rest of our days.
    — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Cubs hit a few deep fly balls early in the game that got hung up in the wind.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022
  • The posters were created and then hung up in a public area.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The caller hung up the phone without telling dispatch why the call was made.
    — cleveland, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Larry just hung up and the scammer tried to call him 17 more times.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2021
  • Four days later, Rudd called 911 and hung up.
    — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025

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