How to Use hang on in a Sentence

hang on

verb

• Or, hang on, maybe life is a chrysalis, a labyrinth, or a box of chocolates.
  — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
• But hang on a minute, she’s got these boys under her thumb.
  — Clover Hope, ELLE, 23 Aug. 2023
• Depends on whether the Beavers can hang on to their best players, and add stars to the roster.
  — oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
• The Negroni menu draws guests up the ski lift to dine beneath the deer-head trophies hung on the wood walls.
  — Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
• The biggest piece of art was a large white canvas that looked like a wall, hanging on the wall.
  — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• Framed platinum and gold records from bands like Dokken hang on the wall behind him.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 17 Mar. 2023
• It is printed on a large canvas and hangs on two sides of the theater’s walls.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 8 July 2023
• The players’ eyes were locked on the 33-year-old, hanging on her every word.
  — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
• Keep In Mind Their unique sizes are not ideal to hang on wreaths or a garland.
  — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
• Thomas said he is relieved to have passed the book on, after hanging on to it for 78 years.
  — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
• Paintings and photographs hang on gallery walls in the kitchen.
  — Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• Choose from lithographic prints or a matted and framed map that’s ready to hang on a wall.
  — Joni Sweet, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Scripture says Jesus hung on the cross from noon to 3 p.m., drawing his last breath.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2024
• The group took the picture at the edge of a large white tent with a chandelier hanging on the top and behind a black light post.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• That would ultimately be the only goal in the game as the Chieftains hung on for the win over the Torreys (15-6).
  — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• Stockings hung on the hearth always invokes a homey feel.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2023
• In the exclusive sneak peek above, Erin admires the many paintings of Buchanan’s that hang on Suzie’s walls.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
• When the Trojans play a prolific offense, Caleb will have to get them 10 TDs and hope to hang on.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
• This is the same Austin Peay team that had 49 points hung on it a week ago by Southern Illinois of all people.
  — Bran Strickland | , al, 10 Sep. 2023
• Indeed, Cardenas went 5-for-6 at the free-throw line in the final minute to help the Mustangs hang on.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
• There must have been a hundred men and just four women hanging on that wall.
  — Deborah Bonello, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• Bury fought back inside the final minute, but Cowell had just enough cushion to hang on for the 8-7 win.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2023
• Also, hang on to your receipt and don’t send it with the gift, USPS advises.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 1 Nov. 2022
• The math is even simpler for Democrats, who need only hang on to the Senate or flip a couple of seats in the House to block all of Youngkin’s plans.
  — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• The Razorbacks built a 5-0 lead but had to hang on late to beat the Crimson Tide for the third consecutive time.
  — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 13 Apr. 2024
• Photos of the family hang on the walls of the living room, a mini-slide and other toys stacked in the room's corner.
  — Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
• Marquette didn’t score for the final 3 1/2 minutes, but still managed to hang on.
  — Mike Fitzpatrick, ajc, 11 Mar. 2023
• But newspapers aren’t very good at hanging on to stuff.
  — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
• The best wagon for carving up a mountain road—if the family can hang on.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
• As 86-year-olds tell it, old age can be lonely, amazing, a time of letting go, a time of fighting to hang on.
  — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024