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[ US /ˈhɪndʒ/ ]
[ UK /hˈɪnd‍ʒ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
  2. a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
    his absence is the hinge of our plan
VERB
  1. attach with a hinge

How To Use hinge In A Sentence

  • Or is the idea of foreign policy beyondmilitary commitmentsso far off the radar that when the polls open, everything will hinge on the pitch-and-toss of national concerns? And Now, The Choice « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows
  • Ironically this was in a whinge about grammar schools. Times, Sunday Times
  • The metal hinges feel rather flimsy. The Sun
  • Located between the teeth, hinge sockets provide the space for holding the tooth of the opposite valve.
  • On behalf of tiny snipers, we are delighted to invite you to join an iterative process of hematoid symposia to be held at the hinges of daily life. Dear Carl
  • The Sun understands the case could hinge on mobile phone footage of the incident filmed by the men and since seized by cops. The Sun
  • His release hinged on a legal technicality: the police did not tell him he was under arrest or that he had the right to a lawyer. Times, Sunday Times
  • I have found myself pacing around trying but failing to find things to do to keep my mind occupied, occasionally popping into the nursery in a fatherly manner to make sure that the useless door hinge has not failed on the tallboy.
  • Such a sentence was absolutely verboten and I had been unhinged to write it. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
  • Well, whinges the person who thinks that this is a truly astonishing apercu, Tony Blair listens to him all the time and does what he is told. I don't necessarily agree with all they do but ....
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