hang off

verb

hung off; hanging off; hangs off

Examples of hang off in a Sentence

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Eastbound Texas 114 was closed at Loop 12 in Irving on Thursday morning after an 18-wheeler jackknifed, with part of the truck’s cab hanging off an overpass. Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025 Scooters zip through the streets, vendors loudly hawk their wares at outdoor markets, street musicians play old songs, the smell of pizza and all kinds of fried delicacies wafts in the air, and laundry hanging off of balconies flutters in the wind. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024 In Louisville, a semi-truck hanging off the Second Street Bridge shocked residents in March, along with the high-profile arrest of professional golfer Scottie Scheffler at the PGA Championship in May. Stephanie Stremplewski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Dec. 2024 Jon Bon Jovi has been credited with helping save a woman who was hanging off a bridge in Nashville on Tuesday night. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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