Search Details

Word: slung (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...same can be said for the dazzling collection of esoteric invective Mr. D. Bevan Wyndham Lewis has slung into the Dedication to his matchless excursion into the medieval, Francois Villon. It is sheer artistry, and while the General's list is a mere list, Mr. Lewis' is a stylistic delight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 9, 1939 | 1/9/1939 | See Source »

Hudson, dropping the Terraplane model, introduces a new 118 six for $898. The 112 six costs $806; the Country Club series, sixes and eights are $995 and $1,079 respectively. Low-slung, with low-set triptych grille-work up front, Hudson has a standard mechanical steering-post gearshift, an optional automatic gearshift control and automatic clutch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Four-Wheel Debutantes | 11/14/1938 | See Source »

Marooned on the deck of the wallowing ship, the crew ran up distress signals* on main-truck and foremast, slung the Stars and Stripes upside-down from the shrouds. Captain Milton dived into the flooded cabin, brought up a case of whiskey, some canned salmon, a flask of water. Diving down again, he found the ship's cat, Fluffy, on a shelf above water level in the cabin, brought her up in a sea bag, along with blankets, the ship's chronometer, a sextant, a flashlight, a picture of his wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Code of the Sea | 11/7/1938 | See Source »

...while the teams battled on even terms, then suddenly just before the half, the Coasters gave Kirkland a preview of what they were going to get in the fourth quarter when Whitman slung a long pass to Bixby who was pulled down on the Deacon 8 yard stripe...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Adams passes Dazzle Deacons; Bellboys Sink Eliot | 10/19/1938 | See Source »

...enjoyed the distinction of being the only transatlantic ship ever built with a private bath in every passenger cabin. A neat combination of freighter and passenger ship, her high-set midship superstructure is calculated to provide first-class passenger comfort at tourist rates ($253 round trip), while her low-slung fore & aft cargo decks make money on freight. The Noordam cost $2,300,000, can carry 9,000 tons of cargo, 120 passengers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: New Dutchman | 10/17/1938 | See Source »

Previous | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | Next