slingshot

Example Sentences

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Before he ran out of road, he pulled within sneezing distance of the car in front of him and used the draft to slingshot around into second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Taylor: Honestly, all of it, because it reminds me of a slingshot, you know what I’m saying?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

A teenager draws his slingshot, while fighters holding prayer beads take control of a Soviet tank, and peasants clutching pitchforks face Soviet soldiers.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Use of the words "catapult" and "slingshot" in crime logs do not conclusively show catapults were used – as the words may have been used in a different context.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Not a slingshot, the forked stick with an elastic band attached to it, but the powerful sling with which David killed Goliath.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George