slung
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“I solemnly swear allegiance to my Fatherland, the Russian Federation,” read the stocky 17-year-old, decked out in a fresh military uniform with a rifle slung across his shoulder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
He slung a touchdown into a vanishingly small window with a defender closing fast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
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
The masked assailant’s gun holster, slung between his legs, is what law enforcement terms a universal fit holster and is ill-fitted for a much larger gun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
It was madness, extraordinary, impossible, he thought; he had woken that morning, pulled on his jeans, and slung his crows’ string around his neck with no inkling that he was going to an enchanted island.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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