How to Use hang on in a Sentence

hang on

verb

• Once framed, the piece can be hung on a wall as decor for seasons to come.
  — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2024
• Two maps – one of the United States, the other of the world – hang on the wall across from the window.
  — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
• That’s thanks to its ability to completely unzip and hang on a door or hook, all while keeping your items in place.
  — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
• Energy couldn’t hang on to its gains at the start of the session, despite oil prices up more than 1% Tuesday.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
• Once complete, this model can be used as a festive centerpiece, hung on a wall, or combined with other Lego flower sets to expand your decor.
  — Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
• Black habits hung on hooks that come to life with a burst of wind and a queasy glance.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 May 2024
• Harford hung on to a three-to-four-goal lead in that time.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
• Ease along in first gear at 15 mph, then squeeze the throttle down to the floor and hang on.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 2 July 2020
• Or, hang on, maybe life is a chrysalis, a labyrinth, or a box of chocolates.
  — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
• What hangs on the wall is, in effect, a matrix or shell.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
• The hooked gator then dove for the bottom, peeling drag and pulling the boat in circles as the hunters hung on for the ride.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
• 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
• This Water Street bar in the former Rosie's space is a chill spot to hang on the weekends.
  — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 31 July 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
• She was found not guilty of four counts of fraud and the jury was hung on the remaining three counts.
  — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
• 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
• If that doesn’t work, try burning them back after a long cast and hang on.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Germany, in the lead after the first two runners, just needed to hang on to get gold with 55 points.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 2 Aug. 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024