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even though the young mother wanted the job, she still hung back because she wasn't sure if she should spend time away from her family
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For over two years, capital has been hanging back – and that capital must move because it is held in closed-end funds, with a typical 10-year lifespan.
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Control Risks, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The kids decide to hang back at the restaurant for the night when Bob buys coveted candy (Sour Sack Babies), and the place gets overrun with desperate trick-or-treaters.
—Lillian Brown, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
For many global companies and banks, hanging back will be the easiest and safest course of action.
—Eric Lorber, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2015
Instead, many hide their hearing loss by nodding along in conversation, by hanging back at social gatherings, by staying home.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
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Control Risks, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The kids decide to hang back at the restaurant for the night when Bob buys coveted candy (Sour Sack Babies), and the place gets overrun with desperate trick-or-treaters.
—Lillian Brown, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
For many global companies and banks, hanging back will be the easiest and safest course of action.
—Eric Lorber, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2015
Instead, many hide their hearing loss by nodding along in conversation, by hanging back at social gatherings, by staying home.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hang back
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“Hang back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20back. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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