hoisted

Example Sentences

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No national team from outside Europe or South America has ever hoisted the World Cup, and while that will certainly change someday, it won’t be this year.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The drone rescued the soldiers and transported them to another location on the water where they were then hoisted up to a helicopter for further transport, a centcom spokesperson said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A teacher hoisted a huge sunflower made from dozens of balloons -- the plant's name in Mandarin is a homophone for a Chinese idiom about success.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

As Buckley’s statue was being worked on, she stopped to beam at Jordan who stood facing the press with a proud grin on his face, his statue hoisted in the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Pharaoh was hoisted up so he could stand on the obelisk.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman