fling

Example Sentences

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He maintained a strong and tender marriage, despite his fling with Kahlo, and tried to keep up with the times during breaks from work on his biography of Stalin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"They will get out, but not like people think. It's not as if they're going to fling the doors open like a bull run."

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Smith tried to drag a pull around the corner only for Jacks, at backward square leg, to fling himself to his right and cling on with his right hand.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

The discovery focuses on rare natural glass called tektites, which form when a meteorite hits Earth with enough force to melt the surface and fling molten material vast distances.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

As soon as the shape was inside the gate the wind seemed to catch her up into the air and fling her at the house.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers