hangers-on
- plural of hanger-on.
Example Sentences
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The last of them, these spent survivors, these hangers-on, had trudged to the Citrus Show to talk about the real problem, which was the disease.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Everyone acted up: secretaries, senior partners, mailroom clerks, hangers-on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
The music fades and we, the hangers-on, disperse.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
A political get together, a party conference for the politicians, members, and associated hangers-on, would never transform a prime minister's fortunes with the public overnight.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
The boy was nineteen years old, alone except for his sword-handler, and the three hangers-on, and the bull-fight was to commence in twenty minutes.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
