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

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

Samir slung his arm around the archer’s shoulders and spoke privately for a moment.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri