sling

Example Sentences

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It isn’t the sort of number of people you can just decide to sling out, saying “Begone!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The British and Irish Lions flanker was injured while scoring Wales' third try, and watched the closing moments of a heavy defeat from the bench with his left arm in a sling.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

He later returned to the sideline with his left arm in a sling.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Workers cut open each module’s white plastic wrap, slipped the steel cables beneath the floorboards, and attached them to a waiting sling from a 200-foot crane.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2025

When she turns off the TV and opens her mouth to say something to me and Charlie, I sling my backpack over my shoulder, yank up my basket, and brush past her to the door.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist