hoist
verb (used with object)
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance.
have hoisted
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present perfectof hoist.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now there are only cardboard signs the residents have hoisted over the concrete remains, showing the names of each former inhabitant.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
Without those brief postseason journeys the Kings wouldn’t have reached the top of the mountain — and Brown wouldn’t have hoisted the Cup as their captain in 2012 and 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Peters felt like the trade didn’t make any sense, and if the Rams decided to keep him instead, he believes that Los Angeles would have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy already.
From Fox News ● May 5, 2021
Villages in Henan province have hoisted large red banners warning people to stay away.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2021
He is stronger and heavier than I. Frankly, had I meditated such a course seriously, I couldn't have hoisted him out of his boat.
From Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures by Edgar Franklin
