How to use "hoist" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "hoist" in popular movie and book plots

  • Their division storms the Reichstag and the three hoist the banner atop of it.  - The Fall of Berlin (film)
  • Captain Neustroev's company is selected to hoist the Victory Banner atop the Reichstag.  - Liberation (film series)
  • Whilst Gregson goes on deck to hoist the sails, Snowy discovers that the German pilot has left his binoculars unattended.  - The Cruise of the Breadwinner
  • Cameron makes a sensational appearance at the ceremony and tries to hoist the Scottish flag.  - Scotch on the Rocks
  • Although Phil is a bad climber and slips several times, the two young men manage to reach the top and hoist their flag.  - The Wild and the Willing
  • Brian inadvertently helps Dougal down from the hoist by chewing the rope holding it.  - Dougal and the Blue Cat
  • Paul is too injured to hoist himself up to the window and is axed to death by the vengefully reanimated Peter.  - The House of Clocks
  • When the boat is finally ready, the whole operation goes south when they decide to hoist the sail.  - Towed in a Hole
  • Then the soldiers hoist up the skeleton of Billy Hicks on a lamp post, still dressed in uniform.  - Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
  • At one point, they sight a navy ship and hoist a brightly colored flag, not realizing it signals that the ship is under quarantine.  - The Navigator (1924 film)
  • Having lost the engine, they hoist the sail, revealing Giovanni hiding in it.  - Atoll K
  • They reach the top and hoist the United States flag atop the mountain to cheers from the beaches and the ships.  - Flags of Our Fathers (film)
  • This buys the Doctor enough time to hoist into the Timelash on a rope and take two Kontron Crystals from the wall of the Time Corridor.  - Timelash
  • Irwin orders the prisoners to stand down and elects to personally hoist the flag.  - The Last Castle
  • He calls an air unit who arrive on the scene and hoist him a line.  - The Protector (1985 film)
  • They attempt to bring Bernie back to the surface but he will not let go of the chest, which is too heavy to hoist out of the water.  - Weekend at Bernie's II

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