Sentence examples for dangling situation from inspiring English sources

By this fall, the couple were in dire straits — a dangling situation — financially and professionally.

But his position was oddly fatalistic, considering that he was in what Farsi speakers call "a dangling situation" — a dire state of uncertainty.

"We nearly didn't get it because Morgan was classed as being too old so we had a bit of a carrot-dangling situation where [they said] yes you could have it but he might not get it if a younger child had come along," she said.

"We're seeing situations where publishers are dangling exclusive stories in front of publications in exchange for scores for their products," Mr. Gornoski wrote in an e-mail message.

You heaved up your shoulders and tilted your head and, in extreme situations, you might reveal the palms of your hands, dangling by your thighs, or held straight out before your chest.

To understand what it looks like, try to imagine you have a piece of string attached to your head and you are dangling from it, your spine is as straight as it can be in this situation, that is how you should be.

Why? "My editors want to leave Arianna dangling in the wind," he said, referring to the fact that Arianna Huffington, my boss, was taking heat for this situation.

Dangling modifiers?

Dangling earrings.

Spidey's dangling.

We huddled inside, my legs dangling out.