Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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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
He had changed out of his gray suit into his overalls and poncho of past years; he was wearing sandals and had slung his guitar over his shoulder.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
