How to Use hanging in a Sentence

hanging

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  • He was sentenced to death by hanging.
  • The hanging was scheduled for 3 o'clock.
  • The triggering event looked to me more like the threat of a hanging.
    — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 31 May 2023
  • Keep in Mind: The frame won't support the weight of a hanging swing, chair, or hammock.
    — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2022
  • The one bit of visual relief is the large US flag hanging at the top of the southern wall.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • But the righthander left a hanging 0-and-2 slider that Vavra lined down the right field line for an RBI triple.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Machado hit his two-out homer on a hanging breaking ball in the fifth to give the Padres a 2-0 lead.
    — David Brandt, ajc, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The 39-year-old catcher cracked a hanging slider off White for a two-run home run in the first.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The faux-wood and glass frame includes D-ring hardware on the back for easy hanging.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2021
  • The rack comes in a variety of colors and has 12 bars for easy hanging.
    — Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 25 Aug. 2022
  • June’s full Moon was also the lowest-hanging of the year in the northern hemisphere.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • Loop one side over a hanging rod, then loop your item over the other end for easy perusal.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 9 Apr. 2022
  • The set includes loops and hooks for easy hanging and is packaged in a box that can be reused for storage.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Jimenez launched an inside sinker to left and Sheets blasted a hanging slider to right.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2022
  • There is a rope loop for hanging and this comes with two adhesive wall hooks.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 6 July 2021
  • The yellow light-up letters are mounted in a 20x6-inch acrylic frame for easy hanging.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Within a week, five more noose-like hanging ropes were found on the construction site.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • For an easy, damage-free hanging method, use hooks that adhere to the glass via suction cups ($3, Michaels).
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Behind the rear motor, there is a full-size spare hanging, just like on any other F-150.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • Next to him, Harris sat in full Ronald McDonald garb with a cup in one hand and a french fry hanging out of his mouth.
    — Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But the reality is that a lot of low hanging fruit is out there, but not being picked.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
  • In May, the first newspaper accounts of the murder and hanging were published.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Here are paintings, heavy on the impasto, that are intended to calm the soul, soothe the mind, that would look good hanging above the I.T. guy’s couch.
    — Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021
  • Ruf added another no-doubter, this one a two-run shot on a hanging breaking ball that put the Giants ahead 5-0 in the sixth.
    — David Brandt, Star Tribune, 4 July 2021
  • Except this story winds up with the army crushing the protesting workers and a lot of hangings.
    — WIRED, 22 Oct. 2023
  • As the story passed around Alaska, the tale grew such that in one telling Kenney survived three hangings.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
  • In the cursed kingdom of Ithaca, each spring brings the hanging of 12 young women, a tithe to the vengeful Poseidon.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The Braves got to Whitlock in the third, scoring three runs on a sacrifice fly and a Travis d’Arnaud two-run homer via a hanging slider.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2022
  • The middle room will have a New Orleans/voodoo theme, with hanging skulls, red curtains and paintings of tarot cards.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 15 Dec. 2021
  • And what’s not to love about the ample area for potting plants, not to mention the wooden pegs for hanging tools and a shelf above for pots and sundries?
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 9 May 2022

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