hung up
adjective
1
: delayed or detained for a time
2
: anxiously nervous
3
: having great or excessive interest in or preoccupation with someone or something
—usually used with on
they broke up but he's still hung up on her
hung up on winning
Examples of hung up in a Sentence
Many people are hung up about their physical appearance.
parents of a toddler who are already hung up about her getting into a good college
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The landlord, Monty Summers — who sold the building in 2023 to Somera Road, a New York developer that is investing $500 million in West Bottoms revitalization, but continues managing it — hung up when asked about his tenant.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Although Carrie Bradshaw has hung up her Manolos for now, Sarah Jessica Parker doesn’t appear to have fully parted with the role.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Everyone says my dad and I are hung up on my mom.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
We’re hung up on the issue of what was the source of COVID-19—a lab leak or a spillover?
—Alice Park, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Although Carrie Bradshaw has hung up her Manolos for now, Sarah Jessica Parker doesn’t appear to have fully parted with the role.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Everyone says my dad and I are hung up on my mom.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
We’re hung up on the issue of what was the source of COVID-19—a lab leak or a spillover?
—Alice Park, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hung up
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“Hung up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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