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  • Hoisting his war hammer, Logan ran on toward the keep.

    GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011

  • Hoisting bricks at the basket, James Worthy and Byron Scott missed shots they normally drained throughout the Western Conference playoffs.

    One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

  • Hoisting his country's red, blue and yellow flag into the air, Chávez launched into a rendition of the Venezuelan national anthem before shouting: Viva Venezuela!

    Chávez returns to Venezuela after tumour removed in Cuba 2011

  • Hoisting herself up onto the sill, she scrambled for purchase on the slick, mossy granite.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • Hoisting herself up onto the sill, she scrambled for purchase on the slick, mossy granite.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • Hoisting signs such as "Stop George Steel from Dismembering City Opera," about 100 singers and musicians staged a protest outside the Solomon R.

    Battle Brews at City Opera Erica Orden 2011

  • Hoisting each other up, they found themselves standing in the pantry, with only a door between them and the banqueting-hall, where their unconscious enemies were carousing.

    Matchless Valour 2009

  • Hoisting each other up, they found themselves standing in the pantry, with only a door between them and the banqueting-hall, where their unconscious enemies were carousing.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • Hoisting mainsail and jigger was a matter of minutes.

    CHAPTER XI 2010

  • Hoisting his war hammer, Logan ran on toward the keep.

    GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011

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