How to Use hang in a Sentence

hang

1 of 2 verb

• He hung the painting on the wall.
• He was hanged for his crimes.
• We hung paper lanterns from the trees.
• Your coat is hanging in the closet.
• They will hang him in the county jailhouse.
• My grandmother used to hang the wash on a clothesline.
• He let his arm hang down into the water.
• They plan to hang wallpaper in the hallway.
• A photograph of her family hangs on the wall.
• Several of her paintings are hanging in the Museum of Modern Art.
• Their white coats hung like snow capes.
  — Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
• All words are pegs to hang ideas on.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
• With cats, hang plants high enough to be out of reach.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
• Where to hang, race, putt, two-step and pew-pew!
  — Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
• What can his offense hang its hat on?
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
• My wife takes their coats and hangs them on the rack by the door.
  — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
• So which hanging plant is right for you?
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
• In one room hung his first climbing rope.
  — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
• To keep hanging those things up on the wall.
  — Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
• The bell should hang down between your legs.
  — Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
• That fear of the unknown hangs over them.
  — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
• He was hung from a tree and whipped and beaten.
  — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
• Wild oranges hung, black from frost.
  — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
• No part of hanging the flag was done on work time.
  — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
• The way this case ended hangs a lantern on the point.
  — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
• Use high shelves, closed rooms or hanging planters.
  — Taneia Surles, USA Today, 9 May 2026
• In its place hangs a painting of a vase with white tulips.
  — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
• Display it on a mantel or hang it from a door.
  — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
• To hang, cut a length of thick jute and knot one end through a large washer.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
• Run the cycle, then hang the liner up to dry.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025

hang

2 of 2 noun

• Turns out those vatos can straight-up hang.
  — Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
• Sometimes a good hang is enough.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
• The second part is more of, like, a hang.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
• Stranger Things was never such a fun hang again.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
• Opting out of the after-work hang?
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
• Taylor was a great hang, and there’s a big hole where a lot of laughs used to live.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2022
• The iconic look has a shaft-over-hosel design with a full toe hang.
  — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• Most adults can hold a dead hang for 30 to 60 seconds.
  — Christa Sgobba, Health, 24 June 2026
• Both of them were great hangs and musicians loved being around them.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
• Others, like myself, needed a bit more time to get the hang of it.
  — Grace Stearns, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2021
• Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with foil, letting excess hang over edges.
  — Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
• Scroll for our top picks, then add them to your cart while the weather is still primed for summer hangs.
  — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
• That may sound like a long sit for first-timers still getting the hang of Sondheim.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2022
• Wear them from daytime errands to nighttime hangs.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
• Will only talk to people on house teams at the aftershow bar hang.
  — Fu Goto, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
• Luckily, skin cycling is a pretty easy process to get the hang of.
  — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 17 Sep. 2022
• Perform a pullup, and then slowly lower halfway down to a dead hang.
  — Tony Gentilcore, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• Thanks to Gwennie’s family for the great hang and high note to end on.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 23 July 2022
• Ornaments in shades of light pink and sparkly gold hang from the branches.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2023
• Much of the time, that difference boils down to whether or not the musician is a good hang.
  — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
• This pair is machine washable, but avoid the dryer and opt for hang-drying.
  — John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
• But the technique can take some time to get the hang of, so prepare for some possible streaks.
  — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2023
• Photographs of colleagues killed on the job hang near the entrance.
  — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
• Their last hang was just three months before George’s death—for a Scrabble game.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2023
• There’s ample space for outdoor hangs and a couple of fire pits for staying warm on cool coastal nights.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 June 2026
• The lyrics were inspired by his last hang with Stone, at one of Irvin’s solo gigs.
  — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 29 July 2021
• Veterans who return to the team for a second or third season start to get the hang of it.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022
• Once a player gets the hang of it, the game is relatively simple.
  — oregonlive, 9 June 2021
• This one at a home designed by April Powers is the perfect post-swim hang.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. 2023