How to Use hang-up in a Sentence

hang-up

1 of 2 noun
  • What kind of a hang-up is this?
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Still, the hang-up throws a wrench into the rhythms of the whole day.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Our attitudes, our hang-ups, our fears.
    — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • From day one, it’s been on the precipice of throwing it all in, and that’s just my own weird hang-up.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Variety, 14 June 2024
  • There were also hang-ups at the county level over the sale’s details.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • However, her panicked words are met with muffled sounds and a quick hang-up.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups.
    — Ayurella Horn-Muller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But key hang-ups in the talks appear to be spending levels and work requirements.
    — Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 26 May 2023
  • Do not let fear or past hang-ups stand between you and an amazing person who is an ideal partner for you.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Some people rib him with a ‘Wow, good for you’ or emotion-dump about their own social media hang-ups.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • No hang-ups or glitches on Insta embeds.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There is certainly intrigue, but the hang-ups over her own ability to engage in love slows things down.
    — David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The latter issue was a major hang-up that required last-minute amendments to the measure.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The hang-ups and prejudices of older generations are not theirs.
    — Kate T. Parker, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The biggest hang-up for those teams reportedly concerns the increase in fuel flow rate.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 11 June 2026
  • There were some minor quibbles in our logbook about dull steering feel, but the biggest hang-up with this Niro was its price.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
  • Repole said the playing facility is the only hang-up.
    — Cliff Brunt, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But some hang-ups are common across the board, said Local 2 spokesperson Ted Waechter.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
  • All have their questions, and in some cases, the concerns and hang-ups outweigh the potential attraction.
    — Max Bultman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The only hang-up Levy experienced was the issue of how to address William.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Much of the hang-up in the Senate centers on the filibuster rule, which would require 60 votes to bypass.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Big beauty business moguls get skin hang-ups and sensitivities too, and have to work at their skin just like the rest of us to enjoy that celebrity glow.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But downtown doesn’t have the same legislative hang-ups, which meant Ikea could open here without going through a gantlet of approvals.
    — Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Democrats, in charge of both chambers, had largely aligned on spending and policy priorities — aside from the few hang-ups on the budget.
    — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
  • McCant said the handling of G-file records has been one of the biggest hang-ups in the implementation process.
    — Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But a key hang-up in Springfield negotiations has been whether to do away with the tax buying process altogether.
    — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Fielder, playing a character but still very much himself, really wants to be a pilot, only to be held back by personal hang-ups.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Bregman's lack of interest in a short-term contract could be the main hang-up in negotiations with the Red Sox.
    — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • But the dominant impression is of an artist removing the guard rails of genre to lay ghoulishly bare his fears, insecurities, and hang-ups.
    — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 20 Apr. 2023

hang up

2 of 2 verb
  • Then, someone picked up and hung up the phone.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • When Bethany starts up again, your wife should hang up the phone.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Feel free to hang up your wet clothes or stow your equipment here.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Just hang up, delete the email, delete the text message and move on.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Sakeena asked after Ramzan hung up.
    — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • His portrait was hung up on the city’s honor board.
    — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The first homemade piece to be hung up was a bit of a prophecy.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The sort of things my mother would not have wanted to hang up in the house.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Don’t rush to hang up big box store pieces solely to cover those bare walls.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • The woman called the man a racial slur, then asked police to hang up on him.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • If you are told to press a button to be removed from the call list, hang up.
    — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 23 July 2022
  • The guests, on going to bed, will, of course, hang up their stockings.
    — Nancy Mitford, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The bill has been hung up in the Illinois House.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Remove clutter near the door and make room for guests to kick off shoes and hang up coats.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Iyo battled back, and hung up Liv on the second rope.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • How Vrabel hung up and then made two calls himself.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Newcomers can get hung up on where to go, what to wear and how to act in these places.
    — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 16 May 2025
  • Many believed Foreman would hang up the gloves at that point.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Tiny Chef hangs up the phone and tries to resume dusting a plant.
    — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • There, customers can hang up old photos of the pub and Brady.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
  • Time to hang up the aviators and put the false teeth back in storage.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Tate had hung up a poster commissioned from a local artist.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Big Tex is hanging up his hat and saying his last howdy for the year.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Then crying would turn to coughing, and Ruiz would have to hang up.
    — Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2021
  • If a call feels urgent, threatening or too good to be true, hang up.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • And don’t get hung up on asking the perfect question.
    — Christopher Kaufman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • This is my fourth call about this; I have been transferred three times and twice hung up on.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And if someone starts asking you to pay for a car rental over the phone with a gift card, hang up.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2021
  • Pick up mini clothespins from the craft store and attach them to the string to hang up the cards.
    — Teaghan Skulszki, Sunset Magazine, 7 Dec. 2021
  • This could be hanging up their coat, feeding the dog, or repacking their lunch for school.
    — Alanna Gallo, Parents, 2 June 2026

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