slung
Example Sentences
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I collected these studded belts, slung them slipshod over whatever was in style at the time that I’ve blocked from my memory, and it felt like a biological necessity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Three gaffers rush by with heavy coils of electric cord slung over their shoulders.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
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
I carried the rod-case and the landing-nets slung over my back.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
