Example Sentences

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Hurled together on the hoof a wonderfully well-grooved champion team, eased John Terry out of the picture without the slightest friction and on match days remains the most ludicrously excited man about anything ever.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2017

Hurled away from the exploding external tank, both rockets appeared to be moving rather stably, producing the awesome Y-shaped pattern that millions of Americans will never forget.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Sorry my brother’s so old-fashioned. I’ve been trying to get him to upgrade to a caplock for months. You’re gonna have to learn fast. Hurled buckets aren’t gonna stop of Rich Riker, I’m afraid.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Hurled from the pinnacle of hope, oppressed by heavy debts,—which he had incurred by generosity and extravagant living, and by his becoming security for false friends,—he now surveyed the world through a gloomy medium. 

From Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom by Borrow, George Henry

When Vulcan, in the First Iliad, warns Juno against rousing the anger of Jove, he adds:-- Once in your cause I felt his matchless might, Hurled headlong downward from th' ethereal height.

From Milton by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir