In this connection we might also mention the leather sling of a rifle and the strap by which the itinerant harpist, in common with the organ-grinder, carries his instrument.
There isn't one of 'em I'd trust as far as I could sling a bull by the tail.
When going into action, Teach wore a sling on his shoulders with three pairs of pistols, and struck lighted matches under the brim of his hat.
There was a giant once before, And with a sling they slew him; That Stephen could be slued with one, No one would say who knew him.
Then a sling was made, the bight of which went under the bottom of the bark cover near its ends, and the ends of the sling were made fast to the heads of the stakes.
Hence there was nothing for it but to sling him into a bank; "sling him" was, I think, the expression.
And tosling Pupkin he called in the services of an old friend, a man after his own heart, just as violent as himself, who used to be at the law school in the city with Pupkin senior thirty years ago.
We bettersling all this junk away," suggested Gizzard as they reached the street.
If you're goin' to sling that hot stuff you can chase it yourself," he muttered sullenly as he threw himself down on the grass.
Their trust is not in the armor of Goliath, nor even in the sling of David, but in that power which protected Daniel in the lions' den.
The last thing which a primitive bishop thought of was to advance against Goliath, not with the sling of David, but with the weapons of Pagan Grecian schools.
It was often necessary for the mother to adjust her baby in the sling whenever it was leaning uncomfortably too far to one side or the other, but she did it skillfully, always with a shrug of the shoulders, for both hands were full.
In these days, the sling is only considered as a mere toy, whereas, before the introduction of fire-arms, it was one of the most formidable weapons that could be wielded by light troops.
He appeared before his antagonist in the simple garb of the shepherd, with his slingand a few smooth stones.
Inside the rocket, Major Quartermain lounged uncomfortably and cramped in the take-off sling for a short but telling trip through the Van Allen radiation fields and back to Earth.
The take-off sling rested inside an escape capsule since the use of chemical fuel brought back many of the old uncertainties of launchings.
And the black silk sling was still round Sheridan's neck, but no word of Gurney's and no excruciating twinge of pain could keep Sheridan's hand in the sling.
Her head and shoulders was over Jones' neck, her limbs stretched out above his rump, where I had made them fast with a sling rope.
It rolls up and fits into a cylinder of tin, to which are attached small silk cords, to sling it over the shoulder when travelling or on pilgrimage.
He laid the rifle in his lap and started to hook up the sling and it was not till then that he saw the barrel was packed with sand and dirt.
He dragged the rifle toward him and unhooked the sling from the stock.
And finally the Cytha, not skinned down to the bare bones of its Thanksgiving-turkey-size, but far smaller than it had been, climbed awkwardly up the rifle and the sling to safety.
Then one of the steamer's derricks was slung outboard with a ropesling suspended and half a dozen men laid on to the line attached to the boat.
But, to the amazement and indignation of everyone, it was the man and not the girl who caught the sling and was hoisted safely out of the boat.
The derrick swung round and the sling was let go with a run that deposited the man on the deck with a terrific bump.
Meanwhile two unsuccessful attempts had been made to repeat the first manoeuvre, but at the third the sling passed over the boat and the girl caught hold of it.
And now I want to know why you caught on to thatsling before the woman had a chance?
What's the use of having a friend, if you must sling your notions at him in words?
He had always tried to do his best, whether he was keeping the sheep or practising with his sling or learning to play the harp.
So putting on once more his shepherd's coat, he took his sling in his hand, and as he crossed the brook at the foot of the valley he filled his shepherd's bag with smooth stones and fitted one of them to his sling.
He would pay me for the extra mileage; and Dan O'Connell would show me where to sling it off.
Would n't trust him as fur's I couldsling him," said Dixon.
So he removed the armor, and set out in his shepherd's clothes, with his staff in his hand and his sling hanging from his girdle.
What we might take at first sight for a basket of apples, appears to be meant for a supply of stones for the sling which the young hero carries suspended from his neck.
The man appears to be holding the stick in such a manner that the sling in which the stone was contained would twist round it, and the woman would thus be at the mercy of her opponent.
When I've got it all beautifully arranged in my head, and have told the people in the morning what they are to do, the squire comes out with his arm in a sling and undoes all my arrangements.
Her right hand was in a sling for she had sprained her wrist the day before by falling on the stairs leading to the cellar.
Another and younger man with his arm in a sling asked, "Are they only cavalry?
Then the wasted figure with the left arm in a sling was in Ann Penhallow's embrace.
He'll have the arm in a sling and hold it still, so that there's no fear of any more bleeding, and it will heal up again in a very short time.
It is the faith that removes mountains: it is the faith that worked so wonderfully when the lad with the sling and stones went out so bravely against the giant.
It was a humble dwelling for a king's son-in-law, nor could David have thought of needing it on the memorable day when he did such wonders with hissling and stone.
Choosing five smooth stones out of the brook, with his shepherd's staff in one hand and his sling in the other, he drew near to the Philistine.
And among these hills and valleys, too, David would acquire his proficiency in the two very different arts which were soon to make him famous--the use of the sling and the use of the harp.
His skill in the use of the sling was so perfect that he could project a stone even at a small object with unerring certainty.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sling" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
