hang in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The posters that hang in hospitals and clinics are nothing more than Band-Aids placed on a wound that won’t heal without surgery.
Six years later, Spain's fragile democracy appeared to hang in the balance for several hours as the coup attempt took place.
From BBC
A large cloud of blue powder hung in the air.
From Literature
I flailed my arms as I hung in the air.
From Literature
On Friday, more than 100 visitors gathered around the monkey enclosure at the zoo, straining to take photos and shouting "hang in there!" as Punch tried to approach others in the troop.
From Barron's
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