Sentence examples for hanged about from inspiring English sources

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"You know, the ones they hanged about two weeks ago?" The three men were buried in adjacent, unmarked graves.

He once said that his philosophy of life could be found in the Gospel of St . Luke "It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones".

Before I read it I thought the millstone must be the baby, but that was my ignorance: the biblical quotation is from Matthew, Jesus's words: "But whoso shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were better that a millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea".

It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

What they do say, in part, is: "Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

What they do say, in part, is: "Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.... Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these".

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So, why hang about?

But hang about!

"Hang about, Thor's mythical, right?

They cluster and hang about, angling for a nip.

Hang about," he said, with a doubtful frown.

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