Sentence examples for for a hung from inspiring English sources

I hoped we could hold out for a hung jury.

JUST back from lunch with a hedge fund manager who felt that the markets were ignoring the potential for a hung Parliament and the consequent decision-making chaos.

Anything less, and the likelihood is for a hung Parliament in which Labour, reaching out to the left-leaning Liberal Democrats, could hang onto power.

If Mr. Hussein had hoped for a hung jury after Mr. Powell's summation, what he is hearing cannot be of comfort to him.

"No prosecutor — even the great ones — are immune from the potential for a hung jury in a high-profile case with as much extrajudicial noise and distractions as this case has," said Patrick Collins, a former prosecutor in Mr. Fitzgerald's office, who led the corruption prosecution of George Ryan, Mr. Blagojevich's predecessor as governor, who remains in federal prison.

"She didn't listen and once she did that, there was no chance that we'd get a guilty verdict, although I still thought we'd get two or three jurors to hold out for a hung jury," he said.

Tynes said he strived for a hang time of four seconds.

Mr. Bagga's organization then called for a "Hang the Rapists" march for Saturday, spreading the word through Facebook, Twitter and e-mail and by putting up posters, he said.

"He may seem all jolly and stuff but I'd think twice before hopping in his sleigh for a hang.

Ask him or her to meet up with you for a hang out session.

An 1882 trial of the ringleaders resulted in convictions for two minor conspirators and a hung jury for the rest.