How to Use hang off in a Sentence

hang off

verb
Definition of hang offnext
  • What stands out the most is the front of a 1976 Cadillac hanging off one of the walls.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
  • About half the vehicle was hanging off the bridge at the time of the rescue.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2024
  • It was pulled over on the side of the road nearly three miles away, with the gas cap hanging off.
    — Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • His right arm and right leg had been blown off by a bomb, and flesh was still hanging off the foot.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Then Tom flies over us hanging off the end of a helicopter, gets to the edge of the cliff, and just jumps off.
    — Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
  • His nose was split on both sides, just hanging off his face like a flap.
    — Charles McCrary, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
  • On the shelves were various picture frames and a long leafy plant that hung off the edge.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Stand on a step six to eight inches tall with your toes and mid-foot hanging off the front.
    — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
  • There's a set of oversize headphones hanging off the corner of one of the amps.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2023
  • In fact, one of our taller testers found that their feet hung off the edge of the mattress during testing.
    — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • The sleeves here are the star, hanging off her arms like clouds speckled with stardust.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023
  • He’s been hanging off the back of a garbage truck for most of the past ten hours and his arms are slicked with sweat in the 91° afternoon heat.
    — Time, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The crash left a portion of the driver’s side of the trailer hanging off of the bridge, which serves as an overpass to the road below.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Enlarge / Old Atlas and the many black hydraulic lines that hang off the robot.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Tab top curtains use large fabric loops to hang off the curtain rod.
    — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Rest one forearm on the bench, then grab a dumbbell in your other hand, hanging off the bench.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
  • In the picture, the giant beaver is in a black bin with a light blue blanket hanging off the side of the container.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Or else — that phrase seems to hang off the end of every observation made about 2021.
    — Marco Della Cava, The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Small details like the way in which a droplet might hang off a leaf is inspiration in and of itself.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Hammocks hang off the dock, inches above the water, inviting you in for a daytime nap.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Thomas test: Lie on your back at the end of a bench or table and pull one knee towards your chest, with the other leg hanging off the edge.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But now, here was Margo back alone, the leash hanging off her collar, and Papa Tom nowhere to be found.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
  • The point is economics and the point is what hangs off of any number of factors — the number of games in a season just being one.
    — Mark Maske, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
  • The narrative revolves around 17-year-old Ali, portrayed in the cramped apartments hanging off the side of Times Square.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
  • There also is a lip on the other end, which keeps your toes from hanging off the edge, so your foot fits into the sandal and stays there.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 July 2023
  • The three floors of the launch control center (LCC) hang off massive springs, and the concrete walls and steel floors never touch each other.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Some of them are huge — more than a dozen feet tall — and would be too much to hang off some of the historic buildings in downtown Mesa, some of which are more than 100 years old.
    — Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Lift the tortilla and place it, wet side, onto your dominant hand so half is hanging off your palm.
    — Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2023
  • The loose, wired earbuds hang off the sides of the device just far enough to fit into your ears and slot into a couple of head strap divots when not in use.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Neither toes nor heels hung off during testing, and the footbed is made of a non-slip material to keep them in place.
    — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023

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