hoist
verb (used with object)
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance.
had hoisted
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past perfectof hoist.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She and her daughter had hoisted her mother, who has asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, onto the washing machine as the water rose past their hips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
He had played 22 seasons, had been captain since age 21, had hoisted three Stanley Cups, had made more than $60 million and had become a legend in a place called Hockeytown.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2018
Turkey is complaining because Syrian Kurdish fighters in the border town of Tel Abyad in Syria are still flying U.S. flags they had hoisted earlier.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2016
During a trial run in Canada, a crane and forklift had hoisted the piece into place.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2016
Harry sent Advanced Potion-Making flying in panic; Ron was dangling upside down in midair as though an invisible hook had hoisted him up by the ankle.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
