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had slung

  • past perfect
    of sling.
    sling
    noun
    a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.

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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

Manie Libbok nibbled three points back for South Africa, but after full-back Damian Willemse had slung a loose pass to put his team under pressure, Farrell restored the six-point difference from the tee.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2023

Eugene France, 63, said he was struggling to sell any of the men's dress shoes he had slung around his neck and feared more violence.

From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2021

Salman Rushdie, who had slung some unpublishable insults at the protesters on Twitter, said the affair had been “damaging and divisive” but instructive.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2015

Rashid hefted the bag he had slung over his shoulder and explained, “I need a new school ID, Father.”

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau