How to Use hung up in a Sentence

hung up

adjective
Definition of hung upnext
Synonyms for hung upnext
  • Many people are hung up about their physical appearance.
  • Copeland also hung up at least two times during the hearing.
    — Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 May 2021
  • School district officials reached this week said the event is not an official school club and then hung up the phone.
    — Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The caller reported a female was trying to stab them, then the caller hung up.
    — al, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Staff waited for at least 20 minutes and hung up without getting anyone on the line.
    — Sarah Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The second caller hung up as police arrived at 4:44 p.m.
    — Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The neighbor hung up when a Daily News reporter reached him by phone Thursday.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • But sometimes even that strategy can feel limiting once you get hung up on a particular dish.
    — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021
  • That caller gave a street address for the suspicious person but hung up without giving a name, according to Jones.
    — NBC News, 15 Apr. 2021
  • One of the owners, Constantina Kokenes, said the violations were only for her garage and hung up.
    — Cecilia Reyes, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The woman hung up, and attempts to reconnect with her were unsuccessful, according to police.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Even after checking, the family got hung up in a 40-minute delay on Highway 4 as SpaceX moved a giant crane.
    — Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Those are the issues that have always puzzled me about people who get hung up on the idea of getting retroactive benefits from Social Security.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Piñatas are hung up for blindfolded people, usually children, to break open with sticks — the perfect way to punctuate a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2021
  • The Cubs hit a few deep fly balls early in the game that got hung up in the wind.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022
  • Callion had to cut the harness to free the three from the chute, which was hung up on the old bridge.
    — al, 1 June 2022
  • But the ball hung up there, just drifting through the air, and the rookie felt his body start to drop.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2023
  • No hosiery mill could help her to make the product - all of them hung up on her.
    — Stephanie Burns, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • The caller had hung up, and when the operator called back the phone was off the hook.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021
  • During one of the calls, the scammer hung up when Leibowitz asked whether the call was a scam.
    — Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • But that doesn’t capture the many people who just gave up and hung up.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
  • Larry just hung up and the scammer tried to call him 17 more times.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2021
  • The man on the line assured the woman that her daughter was fine and hung up quickly.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The victim's son was the one who called 911, but hung up for reasons unknown.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The splitter — which should’ve dipped beneath the zone — instead hung up for Drury.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2022
  • Rescuers searched the area for about 3 1/2 hours and located the body of the rafter hung up on a rock in the river, the statement said.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2022
  • The passenger abruptly hung up and was hit with a no-show fee.
    — Washington Post, 7 May 2021
  • Billa hung up and called someone else back, and got the same response.
    — ProPublica, 30 July 2021
  • Khloé Kardashian has again addressed eagle-eyed fans hung up on a fleshy scar strip on her face.
    — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The key was bent a little, and one of them hung up in the start position instead of returning to the run position, which is supposed to disengage the starter.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023

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