1
: unable to reach a decision or verdict
a hung jury
also, British
: not having a political party with an overall majority
a hung parliament
2
slang
: having a large penis
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Examples of hung in a Sentence
Adjective
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
After being asked to deliberate once more, the jury remained hung.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
Her gambit to call an early general election in the hope of increasing the Conservative Party’s flimsy 17-seat majority in the House of Commons backfired badly on June 8, resulting in a hung Parliament and an uncertain political future for the country.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2017
In fact, the material costs typically represent only about 20% of the cost of professionally hung wallpaper, according to an industry report conducted by IT Strategies.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
The specific seat-by-seat results are not yet known, but the far right appears to be on the verge of either a legislative majority—which would mean that the National Rally would likely get to choose the next Prime Minister—or a hung Parliament, with the far right in control of the most seats.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
After being asked to deliberate once more, the jury remained hung.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
Her gambit to call an early general election in the hope of increasing the Conservative Party’s flimsy 17-seat majority in the House of Commons backfired badly on June 8, resulting in a hung Parliament and an uncertain political future for the country.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2017
In fact, the material costs typically represent only about 20% of the cost of professionally hung wallpaper, according to an industry report conducted by IT Strategies.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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