How to Use dangle in a Sentence

dangle

1 of 2 verb

• He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.
• She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.
• The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.
• Let your arms dangle at your sides.
• They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes.
• Chains dangled from belt loops and wrists.
  — Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
• All of those pieces could be dangled as trade chips.
  — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 13 June 2026
• Like dangling cords kids or pets can get into or trip over.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
• Like dangling cords kids or pets can get into or trip over.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
• Joseph dangled a rope over its head, inviting it to snap away.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• His wig had flown off, but the fake mustache dangled from his lip.
  — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• Franklin would tug on a pair of straps, the band dangling behind him.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
• Think of it as a carrot dangling off the string at the end of a stick.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
• Her arms moved out and dangled loosely, chimp-like.
  — Ron Arias, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
• The mighty tortoise, its feet dangling, didn't seem to mind much.
  — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
• Bat earrings dangled from her ears.
  — Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
• There was one dangling question, though.
  — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
• Keychains dangled from some belt loops.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
• All at once King's feet were dangling over the balcony.
  — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
• A couple of huge socks dangle out of one drawer.
  — Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
• As a result, his first Olympic gold medal dangled around his neck.
  — Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2026
• Sure, Guerin could dangle even more future firsts.
  — Michael Russo, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
• Money even dangled in front of his high school coach as leverage.
  — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• Full-on gold with an oversized melange of jewels dangling from them.
  — Essence, 5 May 2026
• Those would soon morph into dangling earrings and a tiny white nose.
  — Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
• The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
  — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
• Plus, the long straps dangled over the sides when fully tightened.
  — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• Two broken floodlights could be seen dangling from a wire in the back of the house.
  — Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
• Crews arrived to find the truck’s cab dangling from the bridge over the river.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
• The two strings dangled below the frayed, cropped hem of her jacket.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 23 May 2026

dangle

2 of 2 noun

• That leaves them with one first-round pick to dangle.
  — Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
• Their legs dangle or hang down during flight.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
• The mice pop out, and the whole contraption dangles in the trees.
  — Seth Borenstein, The Seattle Times, 28 Apr. 2017
• Young jumping spiders dangle by a thread through the night, in a box, in a lab.
  — Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023
• Moore added diamond dangle earrings and wore her waist-length mane in loose waves.
  — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
• Moore added diamond dangle earrings and wore her waist-length mane in loose waves.
  — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
• Long hair has to be tied back and no jewelry that dangles will be permitted.
  — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 6 Mar. 2018
• Her figures have breasts that dangle low, point skyward or sink into what might be rolls of flesh or stacks of ribs.
  — Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 16 May 2023
• Kylie wore her hair down on a side part and accessorized with jeweled dangle earrings.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 2 May 2023
• Each fuzzy bloom dangles up to 18 inches, with deep raspberry pink to bright red hues.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
• That's a fine carrot-dangle for fun secrets, but earning skulls by beating side quests seems more fun to me.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2021
• The Hindu rope plant has curly, glossy leaves while the hoya linearis dangles in long flowing strands.
  — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
• Buy a few to dangle from the mantle, or use it as a standalone decoration.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2023
• First, a dangle of a pardon is different than the issuance of a pardon.
  — Sean Illing, Vox, 29 Mar. 2018
• There’s no sign of a rider’s face, but a head of well-coiffed hair dangles from the creature’s eyeless muzzle.
  — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
• Her sparkling look was topped off with a pair of dangle drop diamond earrings and a diamond bracelet.
  — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
• Nielsen’s Ginnie sits regally like a cat ready to pounce on any dangle of gossip.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• Wrinkly longaniza and trimmed pork shoulder dangle from a long wood closet rod.
  — Illyanna Maisonet, SFChronicle.com, 23 Oct. 2019
• The cigarette he's been smoking dangles loosely from the corner of his mouth.
  — David Murphy, Philly.com, 7 June 2017
• There’s the shopkeeper fussing in a garage, from whose door a rope invitingly dangles.
  — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2019
• His bare legs and arms are covered in open sores, and a hypodermic needle dangles from one of his biceps.
  — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2023
• Giant mesh bags overstuffed with porous Parazoa dangle from its sides.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
• Colorful lanterns, in different shapes and sizes, dangle from children’s hands and adorn homes.
  — Mariam Fam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
• The top five feet of the tree stretch out across that ceiling, and the tree topper dangles straight down from the tip into the middle of the room.
  — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2017
• Some of the smaller ones dangle like curls of peel from a fruit that’s been pared in a single continuous motion.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
• In his hand, a semi-automatic weapon dangles from his fingers.
  — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 21 May 2018
• Five twisters ripped through three counties south of Greenville that afternoon, and a traffic light dangles close to the car.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
• White rosary beads Garza threads through her fingers when there’s a need for prayer dangle at the ready on a shelf behind her sewing machine.
  — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 2 Mar. 2020
• Back in the kitchen, Brown scrapes food into the garbage disposal as the keys to her home dangle off a lanyard around her neck.
  — Molly Castle Work | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• Missile fragments from the attack last May dangle in tree branches above the missing roof.
  — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023