How to Use hang off in a Sentence

hang off

verb

• What stands out the most is the front of a 1976 Cadillac hanging off one of the walls.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
• About half the vehicle was hanging off the bridge at the time of the rescue.
  — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2024
• 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
• 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
• Then Tom flies over us hanging off the end of a helicopter, gets to the edge of the cliff, and just jumps off.
  — Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
• His nose was split on both sides, just hanging off his face like a flap.
  — Charles McCrary, The New Republic, 3 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
• 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
• There's a set of oversize headphones hanging off the corner of one of the amps.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2023
• 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
• The sleeves here are the star, hanging off her arms like clouds speckled with stardust.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023
• He’s been hanging off the back of a garbage truck for most of the past ten hours and his arms are slicked with sweat in the 91° afternoon heat.
  — Time, 3 Aug. 2023
• The crash left a portion of the driver’s side of the trailer hanging off of the bridge, which serves as an overpass to the road below.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
• Enlarge / Old Atlas and the many black hydraulic lines that hang off the robot.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
• Tab top curtains use large fabric loops to hang off the curtain rod.
  — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022
• 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
• In the picture, the giant beaver is in a black bin with a light blue blanket hanging off the side of the container.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• Or else — that phrase seems to hang off the end of every observation made about 2021.
  — Marco Della Cava, The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2020
• 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.
  — USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
• Thomas test: Lie on your back at the end of a bench or table and pull one knee towards your chest, with the other leg hanging off the edge.
  — Sarah Garone, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
• But now, here was Margo back alone, the leash hanging off her collar, and Papa Tom nowhere to be found.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
• The point is economics and the point is what hangs off of any number of factors — the number of games in a season just being one.
  — Mark Maske, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
• The narrative revolves around 17-year-old Ali, portrayed in the cramped apartments hanging off the side of Times Square.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
• There also is a lip on the other end, which keeps your toes from hanging off the edge, so your foot fits into the sandal and stays there.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 July 2023
• The three floors of the launch control center (LCC) hang off massive springs, and the concrete walls and steel floors never touch each other.
  — Jim Dobson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
• Some of them are huge — more than a dozen feet tall — and would be too much to hang off some of the historic buildings in downtown Mesa, some of which are more than 100 years old.
  — Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2022
• Much like a belt bag, the purse straps around you, keeping your contents close instead of hanging off your shoulder.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 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
• The loose, wired earbuds hang off the sides of the device just far enough to fit into your ears and slot into a couple of head strap divots when not in use.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024