slung

Example Sentences

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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

Meanwhile, Lynn Biyendolo of the gold-winning U.S. women’s soccer team that year had slung her ribbon around her shoulder with the metal dangling like a purse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 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

The sky was cracking blue, and the guys had their jackets slung over their shoulders as they laughed and threw fake punches at one another.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu