slinging

Example Sentences

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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

A double team pinned Doncic close to the baseline and the guard nearly hopped out of bounds while slinging a one-handed pass over his head to Hachimura, who splashed the shot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Seven years later to the day, former “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson marked the anniversary of Khashoggi’s killing by slinging some of his heartiest har-hars at the Bakr al-Sheddi Theater.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2025

His rendition, which often presents the president as a zany stand-up comedian slinging joke after joke, has won wide respect in the comedy world, and anchored SNL’s political takes for the last four seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Then he took his gun, and slinging his ax on his shoulder he went away to the clearing to cut down some more trees.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder