Sentence examples for hoisted by from inspiring English sources

Hoisted by his own petard.

Hoisted by your own petard there, scientists!

So they're just getting hoisted by their own petard".

She has been known to show off cobalt blue hose hoisted by old-fashioned garter straps.

One big red banner hoisted by spectators near the start read simply, "For Boston".

The bed, hoisted by some sort of hydraulic mechanism, can tip.

If Tehran hardliners get their way, Salman will be hoisted by his own petard.

It's now clear that Senator Cruz has been hoisted by his own petard.

Make way, then, for the sedan chair hoisted by half-naked dancers.

They were hoisted by their own petard (or canard, if duck eggs are your bag).

Props abounded, with a model drone hoisted by one member of the crowd and a large parachute carried by others.