fling

Example Sentences

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"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

He’s had fling with Broadway with “The Kite Runner.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

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

Instead the two become friends, and Cora consigns the fling to the realm of her imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

As they leave by the front, an army of men enter by the back and return carting bleachers, seats, and ring curbs, which they fling noisily into lumber wagons.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen