hoist

Example Sentences

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Swinging hard and heavy, they hoisted the bananas up to the roof to ripen.

From Literature

Companies had raised prices last year after tariffs hoisted costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each time, it was harder for Jonathan to hoist Abby up and over.

From Literature

Then he led a raucous singalong to his nostalgic hit “DTMF” as a crowd hoisted the flags of nations across Latin America behind him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Grab hold of something and hoist yourself aboard.

From The Wall Street Journal