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.
• The planters hang onto the wall to add a major pop of green.
  — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
• Loop a piece of white burlap ribbon around the form to hang.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2023
• The weight of the unsaid and the unspeakable, the lost and the left out, hangs over the poem’s head.
  — New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The threat of raids hung like a shadow over life in the forest.
  — Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
• The hood of the truck also popped open and could be seen hanging from the truck's cab.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2024
• First, place sheets in the middle of the bed and hang them evenly over all edges.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
• Keep in Mind There aren’t storage hooks to hang tools from.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• Sort of like the ones hanging over the fireplace at Christmas.
  — Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
• Inside, driftwood and stones hung from the ceiling, by the dozens.
  — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
• Martin used the cord from his pants to hang himself from the fixture.
  — al, 7 Aug. 2023
• Will the grow light be under a shelf or hanging from the ceiling?
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
• The past year wrung us out, and now Arizona was hanging us out to dry with a bad start.
  — Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
• First thing next morning, the Vuillard was hung above the mantel.
  — Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2023
• Our office became the social hub where the staff would come to hang.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
• There is also an open space to hang clothes in one corner of the bedroom.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 16 May 2023
• From on-set hangs to feasting on fish and chips, these are some of the sweetest moments shared between the cast of the The Bear.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
• Jones allegedly hung a Nazi flag on the wall behind his bed, the source said.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2023
• The Supreme Court hung a black drape over the courtroom doors this week in honor of O'Connor, who served for more than 24 years on the high court.
  — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
• In fact, Goetz built a dedicated cigar deck that hangs 30 feet over the ground.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
• Stracke hung a tree stand in the buck’s wheelhouse, then grunted and rattled the giant in for a 5-yard shot.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023

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hang

2 of 2 noun

• Kano’s less of a hang-up for her, now, and more of a pure pain in the ass.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2021
• The bear isn’t dead, but the shell hang-glides on a Dorito to safety.
  — Vulture, 24 Feb. 2023
• 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
• But luckily, he's got a few months to get the hang of it.
  — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 6 Aug. 2021
• While the desire to learn was clearly there, there was a hang-up.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
• The only hang-up is that the fit can make your ears sweaty after hours of play.
  — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 13 July 2022
• On walls on each side of the sink hang square, white cabinets.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
• The iconic look has a shaft-over-hosel design with a full toe hang.
  — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• Evangeline, the Ace’s rooftop hang, is still in-progress.
  — Jessica Ritz, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022
• That may sound like a long sit for first-timers still getting the hang of Sondheim.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2022
• The lyrics were inspired by his last hang with Stone, at one of Irvin’s solo gigs.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 29 July 2021
• Thanks to Gwennie’s family for the great hang and high note to end on.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 23 July 2022
• Others, like myself, needed a bit more time to get the hang of it.
  — Grace Stearns, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2021
• Offset language in the contract was among the issues that caused a hang-up.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2021
• With the latest surge of Covid-19 raging, now may be the ideal time to get the hang of dancing from home.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022
• Try this with pullup dead hangs, doing 15- to 20-second holds with your thumbs not wrapped around the bar.
  — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
• Once the kids got the hang of it, the boat seems to glide through the water when the rowers are rhythmically in sync.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2021
• Think of it as a fairly benign hang-up that’s not that hard to manage.
  — Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• Since then, Lee and Youcef have been getting the hang of being a couple in the public eye.
  — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2022
• After a couple of hangs, Jesse lingered the longest of the crew of boys who hung at Che’s house.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
• It’s as if the aging painter was trying to keep up with the times, with young Giorgione and Titian, and couldn’t quite get the hang of it.
  — Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• This one from April Powers doubles as a post-swim hang.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 22 Feb. 2023
• Above the fireplace hang slabs of bookmatched porcelain.
  — Hannah Selinger, WSJ, 4 May 2022
• This one at a home designed by April Powers is the perfect post-swim hang.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. 2023
• Their last hang was just three months before George’s death—for a Scrabble game.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2023
• The hang-up so far, naturally, is what that might look like.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
• But the technique can take some time to get the hang of, so prepare for some possible streaks.
  — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2023
• Ornaments in shades of light pink and sparkly gold hang from the branches.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2023
• When the Red Stripe beer and rum drinks start flowing here, Mexibbean will be a cool shaggy hang.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 10 June 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 3 May 2024