hang off

verb

hung off; hanging off; hangs off

Examples of hang off in a Sentence

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Two workers have been rescued after getting stranded on scaffolding that was hanging off of a New York City’s high-rise building’s 78th floor. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025 Focusing on building a full silhouette on the models, Armani layered overcoats with baggy trousers, chunky knits under oversized suit jackets and unstructured suits that hang off the models in just the right mix of rakishness and sophistication. Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Souza, who grew up in the riverside fishing village of Santo Amaro do Maranhão, just outside the park, leaves singular tracks in the talcum-soft sand, with big toes that hang off the front of his sandals. Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025 The teens — one of whom sat at the nose of the train with his feet hanging off the front — seemed to have technical familiarity with the trains, at one point checking the subway’s two-way radio to see if they’d been spotted. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hang off

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hang off was in 1641

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“Hang off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20off. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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