slung

Example Sentences

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As armor, Elizabeth slung a Launer handbag over her forearm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

In the station concourse a young soldier with a Kalashnikov slung across his back was hugging his girlfriend before she left to go west and he went back to his unit.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

In 2023 alone, Ariana Madix slung tenders in an El Segundo Raising Cane’s, Ben Affleck passed coffees through a Dunkin’ window and Lana Del Rey poured coffee at a Waffle House in Alabama.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2025

Jack took the scabbard off the hilt and slung it over his shoulder while he considered his next step.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley