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was slinging

  • past progressive
    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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But when second-year quarterback Drake Maye broke out into an improbable MVP contender, he lifted the Patriots to their first AFC East title since Tom Brady was slinging the ball in New England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

But by late in the fourth quarter, the Colts had scored 30 consecutive points and third-stringer Mason Rudolph was slinging passes for the Steelers.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

"The snake was striking in my face, it struck my glasses a couple of times... I was slinging and slinging, he was striking and striking, and he just kept hanging on."

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023

Said receiver Robert Woods: “He was slinging the ball pretty well … a nice spiral with it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2021

He folded the map away, and as he straightened from picking up the coat and was slinging it around his shoulders, he saw it.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan