How to Use hang back in a Sentence

hang back

verb

• If friends seem to need your support near the 30th, don’t hang back.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2023
• The jury, many of whom hung back for a meet-and-greet with the actor, went with Spacey’s version.
  — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
• Or about the soldier who hung back, too scared to go to the front, and then was killed when a missile struck their base.
  — Whitney Leaming, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
• There, too, U.S. officials have made a point to hang back.
  — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 26 Feb. 2021
• Some lawmakers in the U.S. aren't counting on the Chinese to hang back.
  — Eric Fayeulle, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2022
• Still you must be tempted to stay home on Saturdays or at least hang back in the kitchen?
  — Courtney Shea, refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2021
• In a shock ending, Lopez asks one member to hang back — not Affleck.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
• But the wariest mature bucks often hang back in the woods even farther.
  — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 17 Sep. 2020
• Chiu hangs back with his 7-month-old Husky, Serene, who trotted alongside him during the ride..
  — Stephen Krcmar, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
• When a new door opens, the mom’s reaction is usually to hang back.
  — Vicky Hallett, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
• Police ask Brown for his identification and ask him to hang back and not go to the car, the bodycam footage shows.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2024
• As some of the protesters file out, a couple of them, including Watkins, hang back.
  — Rachel Monroe, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
• The little girl simply did not want to head out the door to summer camp, finding any and all excuses to hang back.
  — Maureen Salamon, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
• Success is about understanding when to move forward, when to hang back and when to dodge.
  — Joseph Ferriolo, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• Despite his love of the spotlight, the high priest opted to hang back, a calculated effort to play it cool.
  — Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
• Some have also chosen to hang back because of Covid concerns.
  — NBC News, 9 Sep. 2021
• Cole was expected to hang back in Tampa with the Yankees in Minnesota this week.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
• Well, not all of them, because in a devastating move, Paige chose to hang back in the States rather than return to Russia with her parents.
  — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 May 2024
• The Broadway and opera displays put their custom-shod feet forward; the film, television, theme park and dance portions hang back.
  — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
• After they were kicked out, Ruffin hung back and watched as the three women argued with each other outside the store, Kenny said.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
• In other words, there are no winners, no losers, no awards, and many participants will hang back with the slowest person.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
• That night, the team bedded down in hopes of reaching Crabtree Meadow the next day, but Greener, exhausted, decided to hang back short of the day’s goal.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2021
• Hammer staffers will lay them out and either discuss the works with guests or hang back and let visitors connect privately with the art.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• James shared a big hug with Natalia and also hugged Bianka while Capri hung back shyly behind Natalia.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
• Samantha is hanging back and plotting her next moves at home when Katagiri and Nagata show up with more questions.
  — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
• Some investors like to hang back and monitor a stock’s performance before making a move.
  — Billboard, 18 Feb. 2021
• But where there’s a crowd, there are usually a few individuals that hang back — they’re known as loners.
  — Erica Tennenhouse, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2020
• Job openings in these areas remain high, but are going unfilled as workers hang back for health and child care reasons and in hopes of better prospects.
  — NBC News, 27 Jan. 2022
• With the defense hamstrung without Leonard, plus both starting safeties and the No. 1 cornerback, the Colts were faced with either leaning into the danger or trying to hang back and hope for the best.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2021
• To avoid interrupting, Tozer decided to hang back and began setting up her own paddleboard, hoping to give them some space.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024