cliff-hanging
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cliff-hanging
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Since then, she’s largely receded from Washington’s daily doings and the cliff-hanging drama that’s surrounded the fight over the president’s agenda.
From Los Angeles Times
Echo Summit, a mountain pass where cliff-hanging U.S.
From Seattle Times
Combatants threw rocks and clashed with iron rods in a small, cliff-hanging area of the Western Himalayan Ladakh region.
From Washington Times
Instead, producers said the camera will cut away in the cliff-hanging moment before a kiss or a punch.
From New York Times
France also came within a whisker of preventing New Zealand from finally lifting the World Cup trophy in 2011, losing 8-7 to the All Blacks in a cliff-hanging final.
From Washington Times
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