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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Lendeborg told The Associated Press that the University of Kentucky had dangled between US$7 million and $9 million to entice him to transfer there in 2025.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
He encouraged his father to embrace an offer that Clinton had dangled: a nomination to the Supreme Court.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 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
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
