Sentence examples for is hoisted from inspiring English sources
verb
To raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
The rescued person sits on the device and is hoisted up.
Manon is hoisted high by her customers in just the same fashion that Marguerite is later hoisted high by Armand.
The ore, broken by drilling and blasting, is hoisted through the shaft and conveyed to the processing plant.
When the slate falls, when the crowned head drops, when the sail is hoisted, the earth shall give them up.
Attached to a harness, she is hoisted by the equivalent of a bell ringer on the other side.
Mailer's Brooklyn apartment is hoisted on a raft in Barney's studio and floated down the East River.
Diego Costa is hoisted on shoulders wearing just his pants, balls bouncing against the back of a bald bloke's bonce.
As early as 7 a.m., concrete is hoisted to the proper floor, where it is placed in wooden forms.
Piece by piece, the exhibition is hoisted up the cliff and then, finally, we reach our chosen spot.
Fidyka is now ambulatory, with the help of high leg braces and a walking frame, and he can ride a stationary bike if he is hoisted onto it.
At the climax of her aria the doll is hoisted on the end of a crane manipulated by three visible men from the stage crew.
