hoist

Example Sentences

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“We’re here to hoist the trophy. We’re here to cut down another championship net. We need to take care of our bodies. We need to take care of our minds.”

From Washington Times

He then went for vanilla ice cream at a nearby soft-serve joint in Austin, Texas, and tweeted a photo of himself and his lawyers hoisting their own cones under the caption, “And then, ice cream.”

From Seattle Times

Protesters honked their car horns and hoisted blue and white Israeli flags - crippling traffic along the Ayalon highway, the main north-south thoroughfare running through the coastal city.

From Washington Times

As the Fed hoisted rates, the value of those bonds, which are normally a safe investment, went down.

From Washington Post

"It hurts," she said, hoisting photos of her imprisoned sons.

From Reuters