fling
Example Sentences
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Jeremy screamed and flung himself across the bed, causing the dragon to flutter into the air.
From Literature
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She said the doors were "flung open" and "whoever needed to be in there was in there".
From BBC
Surprise would widen her eyes, delight would break out that smile, and, who knew… before I could say a word, she just might fling herself into my arms and give me a big kiss!
From Literature
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Then I fling it out the open window.
From Literature
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You know the one: Mary Richards, smiling brightly amid the herd gathered at a crowded Minneapolis intersection, suddenly whirls and flings her tam-o’-shanter into the air.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.