How To Use Hang on In A Sentence

But I knew I had to hang on for another lap because it would have been a disaster to lose after such a great fightback.
While they are stringing popcorn and cranberries to hang on the tree, Beth tells Calvin and Conrad that she had spoken to Carole Lazenby, who had informed her of something that Con should have told them.
Collect pine cones to hang on the tree. Times, Sunday Times
That went on forever, me telling him to hang on, trying to stanch the blood. AFTERMATH
Priestly robes hang on the walls.

She herself meant eventually to marry, because one couldn't forever hang on to rich people; but she was going to wait till she found some one who combined the maximum of wealth with at least a minimum of companionableness. The Glimpses of the Moon
It was not the porter who spoke now: it was some kind of official relic or shadow or mouchard left from the old custom-house, and suffered to hang on the railway-station as an ornament. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873
Tops that look like kurtas hang on the racks in departmental stores in the hip Soho neighborhood of Manhattan.
‘Hang on a sec babe,’ Jack answered the phone again.
He managed to hang on to a piece of rock protruding from the cliff face.
Instead of laying the love thang on the line, Neil gets tangled up in clichés at every turn.
As he was exhaling his last breath, he was struggling to live, trying to hang on to the lifeline that he had.
I can't understand how she has the brass neck to hang on to a job at Southern. The Sun
If you're starting to get confused, just hang on because it gets deeper.
Hang on! I'll be back in two shakes!
His two full-time ‘operations’ staffers (they're the paste-up guys) are willing to hang on to their hook ladders.
The perception seems to be that horses hang on to the infection and then pass it on.
Now, hang on, I bet you're Frau Penck, the treasure old Budgie was telling me about. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
He had not a peg to hang on and got dumb for some time.
The trunk of the hickory is unique in appearance as the bark separates from the tree in long platelike strips which hang on at one end and give the scraggly appearance from which the tree derives its name. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919
I dislike the acts who hang on to the curtains, dripping sweat and beg you to applaud their efforts.
I hate boys," she exploded, "they're the worry of our lives, Car'line and mine, -- they get into our garden, and steal all our fruit, and they hang on behind our chaise when we ride out, and keep me a-lookin 'round an' slashin 'the whip at 'em the whole livelong time; O my -- _boys! _ Five Little Peppers Abroad
Hang on - all right, registry is Brunei, uh, Badger belonging to the air force. DALE BROWN'S DREAMLAND (5) STRIKE ZONE
He managed to hang on to a piece of rock protruding from the cliff face.
Only the impending cataclysm will set things right, so hang on! Christianity Today
We have to hang on to the coat-tails of the teams above. The Sun
Hang on a minute - let me catch my breath!
Hang on a minute, if my arithmetic serves me right, that's nine must-haves already and the season has only just begun.
Please hang on while I get your folder
That went on forever, me telling him to hang on, trying to stanch the blood. AFTERMATH
Shame made her want to hang on to her outrage, to justify its voluble, satisfying violence. INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3
The latter part of the year brings health solutions to some areas, so hang on in there. The Sun
I want you to step from the crosstrees onto that, but rest most of your weight against the yard - use the sail furled along the top to hang on to.
Draped across them, their cloaks seemed to hang on bodies thin and lank.
If you hang on, you will succeed in the end.
The normal signs of a tough scrap would usually be .. swollen features, squashed "konk" lumpy forehead and teeth like a bombed out church .. hang on a bit ... East Side Boxing
The company has been struggling to hang onto its sales force.
They seem sullen, battered, and effectively leaderless, although they are as determined as ever to hang on to the dream of dignity and eventual independence.
In the research block, portraits of senior members of the Saudi royal family hang on the walls: impassive, accipitrine faces staring down upon the French scientists recruited to save the bird that is a royal obsession.
In a stuffy room deep in the bowels of the Stade de France, the 100m and 200m champion was seated in front of 250 journalists, trying to convince them that she deserved to hang on to her gold medals.
In his mind the only way he could imagine salvaging this race was simply to hang on to this elfin Sandoval and try to outkick him. Again to Carthage
The British driver was unable to hang on to his lead.
Then the referee dismissed a Sports player for foul language and it fired up the visitors who scored twice, and in the end it was Swarthmoor who had to hang on to save a point.
No one's entitled to hang on to a nice presenting job indefinitely. Times, Sunday Times
Some hang on to so-called stub ends, a few shares held for old time's sake, even though they decided to sell out of a position.
Hang on, what about the cringe factor? Times, Sunday Times
Likewise, flower boxes can hang on the deck's railings with azaleas and begonias brightening up that stark wood deck.
None can stand aside with unconcern; the interests of everyone hang on the result.
It is bad news for Anglesea, who had hoped that he might hang on to Hodgson and Andrew Sheridan, who is believed to be heading along the well-trodden route from Sale to Toulon. Up & Under: England fly-half Charlie Hodgson sets Sale for Saracens
Before you can say, ‘Hang on a sec, darling’, she's preggers and her French boyfriend's on the boat train back to Paris.
Jean jackets are also extremely practical and light, making it easy to hang on the back of a school chair - a timesaving alternative to going to your locker before every class.
Jean jackets are also extremely practical and light, making it easy to hang on the back of a school chair - a timesaving alternative to going to your locker before every class.
I mean, I don't think of shirts when I'm forced to stare at adverts of those newfangled strapless anti-gravity brassieres that hang on to what they are supposed to through pure force of will.
Hang on a minute-I'll just get my coat.
Just tie a few together with raffia or ribbon, and hang on the tree or wire onto garlands and wreaths.
I'd at least managed to hang on to enough of my common sense not to let him move in with me. DEAD BEAT
The settling way will hang on the outcome of our discussion.
Indonesia declared its independence in 1945, but for four more years, the Dutch fought to hang on to their former colony, known as the Dutch East Indies. NPR Topics: News
Wooden-slatted ‘windows’ hang on a structure of clear plastic that is splotched with colors; a huge scaffold sits nearby.
To the Informed Citizen: The reason people “Hang onto” absurdities is simple … it’s out of fear. fear of finding the truth. Biden Warns Against a Stimulus Porkfest - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
Please hang on while I go for some water.
Do you need the toilet right now or can you hang on for a while?
While I was thinking about the legend and looking at the rocks, the steersman suddenly told me to hang onto my life-jacket tightly and to lie down on the raft.
Hang on!I'll be back in a couple of shakes!
The sort of people the service attracted and needed were determined to hang on to a vestige of individuality when they put on air-force blue. Times, Sunday Times
I'd at least managed to hang on to enough of my common sense not to let him move in with me. DEAD BEAT
Bonus allocations are expected for investors who hang onto their shares for an extended period.
And I wanted to say, hang on a mo, Bev, just chill out will you, and tell me what's going on. RESCUING ROSE
Chinese glass paintings hang on the wall above, and there is a painted mirror ceiling. Times, Sunday Times
To understand the power of rhythm, jump in and hang on if you're lucky enough to be able to ski for even a short distance behind a better skier.
This is further evidence that we just plain can't grow companies in this country and hang on to them ... even in dairying which is our biggest and most powerful sector," Oram said. National Business Review (NBR) New Zealand
The rise in digital spending may give media buyers an opportunity to hang on to these sweeteners. Times, Sunday Times
Hang on a sec. I'll come with you.
And planting flowers in the boxes that hang on the front railings is always such a joy too! A Plain House (1)
You quickly tighten the clutch, as tight as you dare, then hang on!
With new formulations and bargain brands hitting the shelves, there is no need to hang on to products, ladies. The Sun
No, wait a minute - hang on, just let me rephrase that- ' `Please do. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
Draw a chart of similarities between true roses and canker roses: both are deep dyed, both hang on thorns, both play wantonly as the zephyr discloses their covered buds.
Okayo begins to accelerate away from the pacemakers, with Yingjie attempting to hang on in second.
The last Concordia president to hang on to the job for a term measured in years rather than months has returned to take the helm of the university. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
The British driver was unable to hang on to his lead.
You should hang onto that painting - it might be valuable one day.
John did not like his job, but he decided to hang on to it until he found a better one.
‘I wouldn't wish it on anyone,’ he says, remembering what it was like in 1989 when he had to hang on until midnight to see if he still had a seat.
PESCA: The Yankees would hang on to win, and the Ranger's champagne would stay corked, un-iced and unchronicled. Major League Baseball Tracks Memorabilia
Hang on to that rope and don't let go.
He has not a peg to hang on.
At the time, when something of which you had hope is thus disintegrating, there's not much to do except hang on to your vestigial self and hope not to be made too lastingly cynical by the process.
On one project, the heliodon helped the architects size the overhang on a cupola and observe the effects of clerestory windows on the spaces below.
The path plunged downhill at a near-sheer angle, with few hand or footholds, but a free-swinging knotted rope to hang on to.
The curtains can hang on a thin curtain pole or a covered wire. Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings
Sport is a slender thread on which to hang one's hopes for the future.
He managed to hang on to a piece of rock protruding from the cliff face.
But hang on, there MUST have been some arguments in favour of readmitting this fellow to bail? You Don’t Have To Make It Up « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
KAYE: Mrs. Obama's audience seemed to hang on her every word mesmerized by her tales from Chicago's South Side, her middle-class upbringing. CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2009
He had not a peg to hang on and got dumb for some time.
A robust young laboratory mouse is doing well to hang on for thirty or forty seconds.
On his cryptic "I was worried I was going to get pink-slipped" remark:I came out of school, and I got an entry level position like the other people that were freshly minted MBAs, and like anybody that starts at the bottom of an enterprise you wonder, when you don't do so well, whether you're going to be able to hang onto your job. New Hampshire primary - live: Mitt Romney fends off attacks
Hang on to the strap. The bus is starting.
With new formulations and bargain brands hitting the shelves, there is no need to hang on to products, ladies. The Sun
Remember when you left your architecture degree and thought you were doing the right thing, yada yada yada... " oof, hang on. LOOKING FOR ANDREW MCCARTHY
So far, Rovers have had two bids rejected by Birmingham for the want-away midfielder and Blues boss Steve Bruce once again stressed his determination to hang onto the Wales international last night.
Together, they chopped down the Christmas tree, set it up in the parlor, hung the ornaments, and strung popcorn to hang on the piney branches.
Tie on 1/0 bait hook with canned corn, a slip sinker setup, and toss it out below a Wisconsin dam on a warm Sept. morning and hang on tight! Field & Stream
Hang on, Gordon, Anna said suddenly, the Mitsubishi that was stolen: had it had a respray? Deadly Intent
Don't hang on to him, he has many things to do.
And I wanted to say, hang on a mo, Bev, just chill out will you, and tell me what's going on. RESCUING ROSE
I think that the motivation of all of this development work in Africa, it's about a particular vision of a globally just society; it's about a sense of profound responsibility for each other, and the unity of the Church in that context doesn't mean papering over the cracks in an institution just so people hang on to their jobs and their structures, it means keeping open the networks, the channels that exist between different parts of the Communion so that this kind of resourcing can go on. Reflections on Angola, Africa and the Communion
Much easier and safer is maintaining the status quo and trying to hang onto the users who, for whatever reason, are still updating their profiles. Why MySpace Is Really GeoCities 2.0
As to having "had no political incentives" for whatever support he imagines he gave to Israel, how about the incentive of not being run out of office in 2004 had he not done so, and the loss of the tiny percentage of support by Americans that he'd managed to hang on to as his endless second term dwindled to national shame and shared international nightmare. The BRAD BLOG
Let's hang on to those old photographs-they may be valuable.
His sister jumped in to save him only to be left struggling in the raging sea as the surfer tried to hang on to her.
Hang on with your hands, I will lift you up.
The company has been struggling to hang onto its sales force.
Demi: Okay. * walks into the coffee place* Register dude: Okay miss that will be 5 dollars and 5 cents Demi: Okay * puts a 5 dollar bill on the counter and looks through her pockets for 5 cents* umm hang on??? WN.com - Articles related to PNG to benefit from increased coffee prices
Many stock-market investors own small parcels of shares that they hang on to purely because it would cost more to sell them than they are worth.
If you hang on, you will succeed in the end.
Lots of hair on its face and a tendency to hang on.
Hang on a minute - I'll be with you in a moment!
Collect pine cones to hang on the tree. Times, Sunday Times
Hang on while I grab a cup of coffee.
Hang on - you peel your own spuds? The Sun
They tell us the plan is to hold salaries flat for overscale people, and hang on to as much of the crew as they can. Studio Merry-Go-Round
You had to be ‘an exceptionally good judge’ - otherwise known as a person with an intense desire to hang on to a sinecure - in order to appreciate them.
I should ,hang on to those old 'photographs they may be valuable.
But hang on, there is no doubt that he must have either stolen or received them.
He doesn't like to hang on trees with the other sloths.
Though the plan to give Henry a heavier workload is a good one, he must show he can consistently hang on to the ball after fumbling 11 times in 2002.
Watch out for errors on your accounts by keeping good records: hang on to all your receipts and ATM slips and check every statement carefully.
Hang on! I'll be back in a minute.
I didn't think she was going to hang on till the end, but she did.
Treasuries are generally noncallable, so when rates go down you get to hang on to them. Guide to Muni Bond Shopping
Hang on while I grab a cup of coffee.
Hang on a minute - let me catch my breath!
He's playing a waiting-game. He'll hope to hang on as long as possible until the pressure is off.
An appeal would drag out the issue well into 2004, maintaining the current overhang on the share price for an additional unspecified period of time.
Hang on to those old photographs—they may be valuable.
Let's hang on to those old photographs-they may be valuable.
Both bite their attackers and hang on like bulldogs, letting the venom trickle into the wound as they do so.
Sally's on the other phone - would you like to hang on?
When you get to the end of your rope. Tie a knot and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt
To hang on a royse, his future roya, future dispenser of position, wealth, preferment, military opportunity ---well, there you have it. THE CURSE OF CHALION
All that the Government can think of is to hang on to power - never mind about the constitution, democratic principle, or what is right.
You also know to hang on until the boat is steady again.
Hang on folks, we're just getting started. oystercatcher On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
I just got in from a day trip with sleepover - hang on, that makes it an overnighter - trip to down south, for fun filled frivolity in Sorrento, and a catch up with the missus.
The sort of people the service attracted and needed were determined to hang on to a vestige of individuality when they put on air-force blue. Times, Sunday Times
Shane said he thought that it would be safer to hang onto the tape of the demo tracks rather than leave it in his luggage.
When you get to the end of your rope. Tie a knot and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Even though I have lots of people who hang on my every word and would do anything I told them to, I feel impotent and helpless.
There is no way you can tell if a girl is in love with you, except that she looks at you with eyes that are as black as coal, and they seem to burn a hole right into your insides, and when they take hold of your hand they hang on and squeeze like alamand-left in a dance at home, and they snug up to you and are as warm and cheerful as a gas stove. Peck's Bad Boy Abroad Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands - 1904
Hang on, you've planned a midlife crisis? Times, Sunday Times
Hang on a minute, this is all a load of old flannel. The Sun
You should hang on to those bonds, they'll appreciate considerably.
Forty-four Wolfe prints of landscapes, skyscapes and wildlife hang on the walls.
Thus we must discriminate between two distinct parts of the ice fields; that is, first, the snow which originally fellcalled firn in Switzerlandabove the snow line, covering the slopes of the peaks as far as it can hang on to them, and filling up the upper wide kettle-shaped ends of the valleys forming widely extending fields of snow or firnmeere. Ice and Glaciers
My mother spent hours stringing cranberries and popcorn, creating elegant ropes to hang on the branches.
I dislike the acts who hang on to the curtains, dripping sweat and beg you to applaud their efforts.
Our Protestant friends like to hang on tight to what they call their heritage. CONFESSIONAL
There, at the Valley Station, I climb into a bright red, parallelogram-shaped railcar designed to "lean" uphill and hang on, back pressed against the seat, for the delightful horror of a thirty-minute ascent. Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland
This is what people have been repeating for years as if they have been waiting for this train to hang on to it because of the congestion and the nonavailability of empty seats. Global Voices in English » Jordan: The Dream Train that was not to be
Just grit your teeth and hang on - it'll be over soon.
Plenty of damask towels hang on the rack, and the "splasher" is a marvel of needlework. Etiquette
When it comes to being impatient, it seems men are much worse that women and are only prepared to hang on for three minutes before bogging off somewhere else.
You should hang onto that painting - it might be valuable one day.
You hang on the wheel of fortune. Times, Sunday Times
Hang on a minute - she was looking a bit ropey, actually. Times, Sunday Times
Now, hang on, I bet you're Frau Penck, the treasure old Budgie was telling me about. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
That went on forever, me telling him to hang on, trying to stanch the blood. AFTERMATH
Hang on a minute, taihoa, there were troubled waters ahead.
These are strictly matter-of-fact men from a world where war is work, and life and death hang on a rapidly and precisely calibrated reality, an attitude captured by the flat caption mounted on the frame: This is an AIM-7 air-to-air missile shot from an F‑15 Eagle detonating on an Iraqi MiG‑29 Fulcrum during Operation Desert Storm. The Last Ace
Hang one or two racks in a mud room or laundry room, and let shoes and garments drip-dry.
I just tried to hang on to his coat-tails! The Sun
Martin tried to hang on with his toes as well as his feet.
He is fiercely retentive, desperately eager to hang on to anything that gives even the promise of some sort of solace.
Lots of Baby Boomers were fortyish and wanted to hang on to what was left of their youth and vitality. Roseanne Archy
The dogwood leaves are bright carmine, and the maple yellow as sulphur, the last flowers are out in the hedges, the pink cranesbill and the blue oxtongue which will hang on till after The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year
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They are cast in white gypsum and hang on a deep blue wall.
And the Julius Caesar quote might suggest that a tyrant is about to be overthrown...' `Hang on,' said Pascoe. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
That went on forever, me telling him to hang on, trying to stanch the blood. AFTERMATH
The answer is to choose ones thathave xerophytic modifications, which means they hang on to water for as long as possible. Gardens: Roof gardens
Many hang on to cameras and handycams to capture the protests and agitations.
No, wait a minute - hang on, just let me rephrase that- ' `Please do. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
No, papa; not hang them -- but _hang on_ to them! The Lincoln Story Book
Because it has no redeeming features upon which to hang one. The Sun
Work can get tough in the middle of a term but hang on in there and it'll be OK.
But we may use its origins as a reason to hang on to it. Coping with Stress at Work
Constructed to hang on the wall, the works present text in cursive writing, sewn into the silk fabric of the support.
Hang on-I'll just see if he's here.
The Politico has just posted a story on Joe Lieberman's battle to hang on to his plum committee slot, but Politico kind of buries the lede. Anti-Lieberman Campaign
Work can get tough in the middle of a term but hang on in there and it'll be OK.
Eric gave Cathena his coat that he managed to hang onto because, at this point, all the Castillian woman had on was stockings, bloomers and a corset.
This is no time for ultralight lures and dainty presentations - tie a big plug onto big line with a big knot, and hang onto the rod.
Salmon in the lower 48 states are well on their way to attaining a status enjoyed by some of their notable brethren — wolves, condors, grizzles, bison — wild animals that are unlikely to disappear entirely, but struggle to hang on as remnants of once flourishing species in small portions of their original range. Salmon decline in western North America~ historical context
Can the receiver of a benefit in all conscience hang on to it without paying?
The berries hang on into early spring unless devoured by songbirds, bobwhite, deer, squirrels, or wild turkey.
Hang on...' Ellis swung from the Dormobile and sprinted towards her. TICKLED PINK
Hang on a minute?I'll just see if he's here.
Bunches of fat Cabernet and Merlot grapes hang on the vines, spread over 9.5 hectares around the château.

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