Examples of hang back in a Sentence
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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The man then turned around to put the fish back in the lake, and Odin followed him to the edge of the boat, as if to make sure it was really gone, while Kevin hung back.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
New Justices tend to hang back; Jackson, now in her third term, spoke up from the start.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
Margie’s Intention, the morning line’s second favorite trained by Brad Cox, played the conditions, hanging back until Paris Lily lost her legs in the deep slush.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
This is a prime opportunity for parents to enjoy a morning ride while grandparents hang back with grandchildren to meet a baby goat, pet friendly pigs and, on select days, collect eggs from the henhouse.
—Margaux Lushing, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
New Justices tend to hang back; Jackson, now in her third term, spoke up from the start.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
Margie’s Intention, the morning line’s second favorite trained by Brad Cox, played the conditions, hanging back until Paris Lily lost her legs in the deep slush.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
This is a prime opportunity for parents to enjoy a morning ride while grandparents hang back with grandchildren to meet a baby goat, pet friendly pigs and, on select days, collect eggs from the henhouse.
—Margaux Lushing, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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 9 Aug. 2025.
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