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[sling] / slɪŋ /


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Though Liniger continued to live with significant paralysis on her left side after the plane wreck, she learned to play golf with one arm immobilized in a sling and became an accomplished one-armed golfer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The device was eventually removed and a "sling" made from her own muscles was created at the same time as a total hysterectomy.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Seated in an armchair, dressed in a blue hospital gown, with his left arm in a sling, the security guard said his faith sustained him during the harrowing hours.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

During the early stages of development, giant planets can pass dangerously close to one another and sometimes sling neighboring worlds completely out of their solar systems.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

A woman with a baby slung over her chest in a fabric sling stood up.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

They match the music's energy on stage: Oddie throws his guitar into the air and slings it around his neck like a man possessed.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

"There will be a lot of dirt and slings thrown around in court between Musk and Altman and that is not a good thing for anyone involved...but Musk has made this personal."

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

We can only hope that, through snakes, stingrays, slings and arrows, Paul Rosolie is spared to continue his quest to preserve it for all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

A few minutes later, Fair slings her backpack over her arm, sticks the radio in her pocket and quickly winds her way through the hallway to the garage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025

The other end he slings through a bent strut wedged into the congestion of timber, stone, and plaster that has become their ceiling.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Three gaffers rush by with heavy coils of electric cord slung over their shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

As he strutted into the UConn locker room after the game, he had his arm slung around Mullins’s shoulders and only one word on his mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Chalamet’s loss capped off a prickly night for the actor, who dodged a bit of mud slung in the direction of his gleaming white suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

Camels, llamas, zebras, and horses stand behind low ropes slung between iron stakes, their heads buried in mounds of hay.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

With four overseas players introduced this year, fewer emerging players have been given much responsibility during the tournament, but Sunrisers' batters struggled with Phillips' slinging, awkward action.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

On stage, they’re still in their prime, slinging out classics like “Grindin’” and “Virginia” between last year’s “Chains & Whips” and “So Be It.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

For those who think of late-career Elvis Presley as only a plump has-been, a gaudy Las Vegas crooner slinging schlock in the 1970s, Baz Luhrmann’s new movie is a bracing corrective.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Real-estate companies are locked in a fierce battle for market share, slinging lawsuits at their rivals even as many of them are pouring billions of dollars into acquiring competitors.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2025

Frank sprinted up the steps, slinging off his backpack, which instantly transformed into a bow and quiver.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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