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• The flag pole, which is 20 feet high, was hoisted by a six-foot tall man.From the entry foot
• The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.From the entry dip
• He has no one to blame but himself; he was hoisted by his own petard.From the entry hoist by one's own petard
• She hoisted the child effortlessly and plopped him in bed.From the entry effortlessly
• Such was the pace with which I, and many like me, the so called ‘weekend warriors’ or Territorial Army, were hoisted aboard the Gulf War battle wagon.From the entry weekend warrior
• At last, the opposition spoke with one voice, and Boris Johnson was hoist by his own petard.2019 September 4, Jon Henley, “'Fighting for survival': European papers maul Johnson after defeat”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry hoist by one's own petard
• Emerging crewmen hoisted boxes of ammo, firearms, radio sets and life vests on deck.2018 November 5, John J. Tkacik, Jr., “Stars and Stripes over Pratas Island”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2020. From the entry Tungsha
• She started in on the closet, hoisting boxes from the shelf and placing them on the floor.2013, Carol Brisebois, House on Fire, page 180. From the entry start in on
• As for high-heels, they hoist the derrière and make the gait more feminine and physically attractive.2011 July 30, “Baby you can drive my genes”, in The Economist. From the entry derrière
• Indeed, her Hills hoist may have made her backyard the object of envy for others.2008, Katie Holmes, Sue Martin, Susan K. Martin, Kylie Mirmohamadi, Reading the Garden: The Settlement of Australia, page 177. From the entry Hills Hoist
• Fair tradewinds — hoisted all sails & went in repursuit of our island.2007, Wesley Walker, Palmyra: The True Story of an Island Tragedy, B&E Press, page 876. From the entry repursuit
• Heedless of my cries of ‘Niet, niet!’, he grabbed poor Vladimir and hoisted him back aboard.2003, John Oaksey, “‘Hope you get something to write about’”, in Mince Pie for Starters: A Racing Life, London: Headline, →ISBN, page 162. From the entry niet
• Fay Wray was hoisted into the air by the love-struck ape.2003 July 7, New Yorker, page 84. From the entry love-struck
• And the man gave a morsel of live cowmeat to the gently hoisted head.2003 April 1, Deadspeak2, “Ends up as a Question of Jars”, in alt.fiction.interactive (Usenet), retrieved 19 Apr 2022. From the entry cowmeat
• “I would completely love it,” Jonah said, hoisting another spoonload of ice cream.2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections. From the entry spoonload
• The slender man hoisted the mealware from the coals and set it to the ground.1982, Ivan Doig, The Sea Runners, Atheneum, →ISBN, page 242. From the entry mealware
• The cocooned machinery in its case being hoisted aboard Grace Line's Santa Ana.1947, “Cocooned Hosiery Machines”, in The Grace Log, volumes 22-25, page 17. From the entry cocooned
• Her eternal quest was for self-improvement, underscored also by the dumbbells she hoisted well before Jane Fonda made it fashionable.2026 May 24, Alexandra Jacobs, “How Marilyn Monroe Gave a Smart Gloss to Her Image”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry dumbbell
• AT least three clips should be used when making any prepared loop or thimble-eye termination for wire rope, especially for hoisting.2020, NLTAPA Tailgate Talks. From the entry thimbleeye
• 'We can hoist it back up now.2016, Tina Balli, Isabella Black Heart. From the entry there you go
• Roger ran back and, instead of hoisting a defensive lob, went for a reverse between-the-legs squash shot, which didn't come off.2013, Paul McNamee, Game Changer: My Tennis Life, →ISBN, page 289. From the entry squash shot
• The red flag of the sultanate and the house flag of the owners of the Picciola were hoisted.2011, J. W. Heldring, The Killing of Dr. Albrecht Roscher, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry house flag
• Technology such as steam-powered hoists and "buzzies," hand-held, two-man air drills, speeded up production but did nothing to improve working conditions.2006, Clemens P. Work, Darkest Before Dawn: Sedition and Free Speech in the American West, →ISBN. From the entry buzzie
• With the last passenger off the bus, the driver hoists the sign, "out of service" and it is pau hana.2001, Kenneth Smith, chapter 3, in Parables from Paradise. From the entry pau hana
• He hoisted a foaming beer to his lips.2001, TUND: Short Stories by Thor Garcia. From the entry goblette
• This was hoisting the skull and cross-bones.1924 May 24 – July 12, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “Sunday Night at Mario’s”, in Bill the Conqueror: His Invasion of England in the…. From the entry skull and crossbones
• Come, tally on and hoist the boat on board!1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 17. From the entry tally on
• The machine is operated by a double friction drum hoist.1917 August, The Road-maker, volume 2, number 5, Port Huron, Mich.: [s.n.], →OCLC, page 18, column 2. From the entry taut
• The crowd grew to more than 50 people within the hour, many draped in keffiyehs and hoisting Palestinian flags high above their heads.2025 June 27, Lila Hempel-Edgers, Damenica Ellis, “Protesters gathered in uptown Charlotte to oppose Trump bombing of Iran sites”, in The…. From the entry Palestinian
• Erzberger said Knight wants to be the first Chinese mid laner to hoist that trophy — and maybe become a national treasure himself.2023 November 10, Daniel Brown, “League of Legends Worlds: Can ‘Golden Left Hand’ top ‘Faker’ to earn a grand slam?”, in The New York…. From the entry mid
• In fact, most of the young standouts on this Dallas squad were still in pampers when the Cowboys last hoisted the Lombardi Trophy.2022 August 13, Griffin Conant, “NFL Preseason odds: Cowboys vs. Broncos prediction, odds and pick – 8/13/2022”, in ClutchPoints. From the entry pampers
• LGBT advocates in San Francisco would like to see the Progress Pride flag hoisted on the giant flagpole above the Castro Muni Station.2020, Matthew S. Bajko & John Ferrannini, "Push afloat to see cities fly diverse Pride flags", Bay Area Reporter, 25 June 2020 - 1 July…. From the entry Progress Pride flag
• 'I reckon your dad wrote to Grace, too, but Joshua 'ad been hoist on 'is own petard and that made 'im fit to kill.2012, Judith Saxton, The Blue And Distant Hills, →ISBN. From the entry fit to kill
• One galley rowed alongside a boat and came back with a deckful, some of which were hoisted aboard to be steamed for our dinner.2012, Chris Bunch, The Warrior King: Book Three of the Seer King Trilogy, →ISBN. From the entry deckful
• Unsurprising, given that he'd spent most of his life in the Well, sheltered by the very earth-berg he now rose beside, hoisted on creaking cables.2008, Elizabeth Bear, All the Windwracked Stars. From the entry earthberg
• As his crew hoisted buckets of gray sole and monkfish onto the docks at the Portland Fish Exchange on a recent morning, Mr.2007 February 28, Ariel Sabar, “Battle in Maine Pits Lobstermen Against Fishermen”, in New York Times. From the entry groundfisherman

Meaning of hoist

1. verb To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
2. verb To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
3. verb To lift someone up to be flogged.

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Questions about hoist in a sentence

How do you use hoist in a sentence?

Hoist is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Give me a hoist over that wall.”

What is a short sentence with hoist?

“'We can hoist it back up now.”

What does hoist mean?

Hoist means to raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).