How to Use hang time in a Sentence

hang time

noun

• He got some amazing hang time on that pass.
• Again, punter JK Scott had good hang time, enough to snag a star on.
  — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
• In and amid all that was one punt that had a 5.3-second hang time.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2022
• 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 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
• The hang time was the longest on a completion since 2017.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2020
• A few of us timed the hang time on his punts Tuesday, and some lasted over 5 seconds.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 June 2019
• 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
• Among Bailey’s strengths are his powerful leg and the hang time of his punts.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019
• The hang time, adversity, a lack of focus could have been a killer.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Townsend’s final punt was his best, given decent hang time in the 4.5 second range and that it was downed at the 5-yard line.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2019
• Santos’ goal was to get good hang time to improve the coverage team’s chances.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
• Hold the position, keeping your front knee raised high for a moment of hang time.
  — Outside Online, 29 July 2020
• There was that much hang time on Palka's HR, which had a 41 degree launch angle.
  — Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2018
• 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
• Araiza added more than a second to his hang time, including one punt timed at 5.3 seconds.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
• The confetti will blast 25 feet into the air for some serious hang time.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 9 Mar. 2021
• 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
• 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
• His body control and hang time for his size are exceptional.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2020
• One criticism of Araiza from an NFL perspective was his hang time.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
• Stories about Guy wouldn’t be complete without one about his legendary hang time.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
• 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
• The intended result is for the hang time to allow the kick coverage to get downfield, swarm that area and drop the returner near his own end zone.
  — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 10 Feb. 2018
• Scott had a net average of 41.5 yards and consistently drew praise for his hang time last season.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023
• 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
• Colby Wadman’s kick had a hang time of 4.33 seconds (not bad) and was directed toward the left sideline (good).
  — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2019
• 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

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024