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

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 the video, Reiner has a red backpack slung over his shoulder and is wearing a black and green jacket with white stripes and a dark baseball cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025

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

I slung a now-unconscious Belet over my shoulder—she seemed too light—and with Kasusu in my hand, ran around to the rear, finding Ishtar's gleaming black Jaguar parked in the alley.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda