dangle
verb (used without object)
to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion.
had dangled
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past perfectof dangle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Deripaska's company had dangled to Mitch McConnell that they might build a big new factory in Mitch McConnell's home state."
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2021
After my stem cell transplant, I was pulled back from that cliff over which I had dangled for many weeks.
From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2018
For weeks, Washington Redskins Coach Jay Gruden had dangled the possibility of having DeSean Jackson return punts as if the infamous speedster were Washington’s ultimate weapon, to be deployed only in must-have, end-game situations.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2015
Former Blagojevich adviser Lon Monk had testified for the prosecution that Blagojevich in the fall of 2008 had passed a $1.8 billion plan, but had dangled the possibility of a $7 billion plan.
From Reuters ● May 31, 2011
The dim-witted creature knew exactly who had dangled from a rope ladder hastily lowered from a balloon and landed in the same spreading elm branches that the fluffy-tailed, beady-eyed menace called home.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
