slung
Americanverb
adjective
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Slung over one shoulder is a bag by avant-garde unisex label Telfar.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2019
Slung from one limb like a hammock is the pendant nest of a Baltimore oriole.
From Washington Post • May 28, 2019
The classes will begin in September and be held on a converted double-decker bus in Slung Low's home city of Leeds.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2018
Slung over Renny Vilorio’s shoulder is a fabric bag that rarely leaves his side; its contents keep him breathing.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2014
Slung across his back in a black leather shoulder sheath was Longclaw, the hand- and-a-half bastard blade the Old Bear had given him for saving his life.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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