Sentence examples for dangle from inspiring English sources

All things being relative, we have systems in place that, despite allowing us to dangle perilously close to the bottom, keep us from falling into third-world hell.

Also, courtesy of Danny Boyle's inspired direction, her appearance at the Olympic opening ceremony usefully reinvented Elizabeth II as a relaxed, fun-loving monarch who could teach Boris Johnson a thing or two about how to dangle from a wire.

The former head of the army was quoted as saying the current army chief, General Sir Peter Wall, was "a great mate" and that he could arrange a meeting with him to "dangle a fly on the waters".

The thing is, you don't notice this when you experimentally dangle the bag, stuffed with tissue paper, over your shoulder in a shop.

Although a journey from the head's office to the playground at Eleanor Palmer primary seems maze-like – leading through at least 10 dozen displays under the children's arty creations that dangle from the ceiling – the school is tiny.

The kind of "holding powers" that Byron is referring to are in place as an emergency measure, not to dangle over a patient as a negotiation tool.

They dangle from ropes clenched in their jaws.

They dangle the prospect of a long-term ceasefire that might become a lasting peace.

It may dangle cheap oil to the Afghans as an incentive to parley.

Democracy and the rule of law remain fundamental requirements for the EU indeed, this is precisely what gives it such powerful leverage over would-be members.Fending off a bear hugThere are also strategic arguments for continuing to dangle the prospect of EU membership, however far off it may be.

Gigantic, freshly-killed moose carcasses dangle from weigh stations in the far north.Yet for most of the year, it is humans who should be afraid of moose.