slung

Example Sentences

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In the fields beyond, a squash farmer trudged home, a sack slung over his shoulder heavy with his harvest.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

He enters Colburn’s 400-capacity Zipper Hall, where he will debut it on Dec. 3, with the case slung lightly on his back.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

She’s walking briskly, dressed in distressed jeans and a white T-shirt, her black leather purse slung over one shoulder.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day