How to Use dangle in a Sentence

dangle

1 of 2 verb
Definition of danglenext
Synonyms for danglenext
  • He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.
  • She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.
  • The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.
  • Let your arms dangle at your sides.
  • They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes.
  • The loadmaster at the very rear of the plane, nearly dangling out the door, raised a thumbs-up in the air.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, the long straps dangled over the sides when fully tightened.
    — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Above me a stranger’s head, dangling like a frightened moon.
    — Rita Dove, Bon Appétit, 8 Aug. 2023
  • On the swing set in the yard, there were no longer any seats, only metal chains dangling in the breeze.
    — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • His stethoscope dangled from the rearview mirror of his car.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 7 June 2023
  • Tweens, teens and young adults can find a fun, one-of-a-kind piece, like the Aqua earrings, with their dangling faux teardrop pearls.
    — Mariah Thomas, goodhousekeeping.com, 1 June 2023
  • The look was paired with 18k white gold dangling earrings, bracelets and rings from Cartier.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Joseph dangled a rope over its head, inviting it to snap away.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Babies put to sleep in their cribs reach out and grab cords dangling from the window blinds above them.
    — Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a full-grown man who rides the skies dangling from balloons named Tingle.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Their sneakers dangled under the round tables, their legs not yet long enough to touch the floor.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Jupiter will be beaming, and Mercury will dangle close to the horizon.
    — Amudalat Ajasa, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the bags also dangled squishy oversize fake-fox tails — like a lure, like a promise of ka-ching to come.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Maple Leaf Mel struggled to get up and then moved about with a broken right front leg that dangled.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Without the helmet, I’d have been gravely injured: a bloody 170 pounds of dead weight dangling from the rope.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • The outline of the orchid was with a wire and then dangling from the middle of the orchid was a little Venetian chain with a drop at the end.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
  • By the age of 17, Shi could dangle a 40-pound weight from his testicles and sleep standing on one leg.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 June 2023
  • And above us, dangling from the ceiling like the sword of Damocles, is a plastic model of the Hindenburg.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 July 2023
  • At the time of his escape, Haynes was last seen with handcuffs dangling from his wrists and wearing one red shoe.
    — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2023
  • With the new ‘do, her hair hit just at her shoulders, and a set of large silver dangling earrings made her hair pop.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Seven children and a teacher were trapped in the cable car, dangling 900 feet above a ravine.
    — Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Too much bait dangling past the hook point allows sneaky bluegill to steal bait without getting hooked.
    — David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Ray says the group would prank Warhol by dangling a blaring radio on a rope outside the artist’s window.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • Elvis, seemingly losing his patience, spots Chad’s leg still dangling and makes a break for the man, chasing him to the edge of the pond.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Next morning poor Steve opened his eyes and dangling right in front of them was Larry, who had hung himself.
    — Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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dangle

2 of 2 noun
  • The mice pop out, and the whole contraption dangles in the trees.
    — Seth Borenstein, The Seattle Times, 28 Apr. 2017
  • You dangle and flick the toys on the wand, while your dog goes wild trying to catch them.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Young jumping spiders dangle by a thread through the night, in a box, in a lab.
    — Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The top five feet of the tree stretch out across that ceiling, and the tree topper dangles straight down from the tip into the middle of the room.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2017
  • What remains of the tattered net dangles from the crossbar.
    — Mike Guersch, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2017
  • Back in the kitchen, Brown scrapes food into the garbage disposal as the keys to her home dangle off a lanyard around her neck.
    — Molly Castle Work | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The Hindu rope plant has curly, glossy leaves while the hoya linearis dangles in long flowing strands.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • His right arm dangles like a rubber band from his shoulder.
    — Chris Hays, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • White rosary beads Garza threads through her fingers when there’s a need for prayer dangle at the ready on a shelf behind her sewing machine.
    — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 2 Mar. 2020
  • First, a dangle of a pardon is different than the issuance of a pardon.
    — Sean Illing, Vox, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Her figures have breasts that dangle low, point skyward or sink into what might be rolls of flesh or stacks of ribs.
    — Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • Making up those cords are blood vessels, nerves, and tissue that allow for the dangle.
    — Elizabeth Millard, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Buy a few to dangle from the mantle, or use it as a standalone decoration.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The cigarette he's been smoking dangles loosely from the corner of his mouth.
    — David Murphy, Philly.com, 7 June 2017
  • Long hair has to be tied back and no jewelry that dangles will be permitted.
    — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 6 Mar. 2018
  • That's a fine carrot-dangle for fun secrets, but earning skulls by beating side quests seems more fun to me.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Some of the smaller ones dangle like curls of peel from a fruit that’s been pared in a single continuous motion.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • Kylie wore her hair down on a side part and accessorized with jeweled dangle earrings.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 2 May 2023
  • Missile fragments from the attack last May dangle in tree branches above the missing roof.
    — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
  • There’s the shopkeeper fussing in a garage, from whose door a rope invitingly dangles.
    — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Nielsen’s Ginnie sits regally like a cat ready to pounce on any dangle of gossip.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • It’s got one foot in a children’s book illustration, and that was a fun carrot to dangle before him.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Here, mementos crafted from the bottom inch of Christmas trees from years past dangle between the boughs.
    — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Rusted cables drape the Titanic, moving with the currents; a broken crow’s nest dangles over the deck.
    — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 1 July 2023
  • One piece at the ICA dangles from the rack, its lower quarter an earthy taupe beneath a crisp horizontal.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • His bare legs and arms are covered in open sores, and a hypodermic needle dangles from one of his biceps.
    — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2023
  • With four Sharks draped over him, Tuch skated through all of them, left a little dangle and dazzled with a finish that went straight past Martin Jones.
    — Kristen Nelson, SI.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Wiring dangles from ceilings in rooms that look out at the massive grey slabs of the separation barrier.
    — Washington Post, 6 July 2018
  • Smelters dangle lanterns off the ends of booms and periodically raise and lower square nets to check for success.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2023
  • No embarrassing cap-dangle that's a result of driving off in a hurry and forgetting to put the cap back on.
    — Jerry Reynolds, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018

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