throw
Example Sentences
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Throw in state, city or local taxes and for many the figure will be over 60%.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Throw in a stricter whistle from referees, who are less inclined to award fouls when Harden swerves out of the way to draw contact, and basketball’s great machine goes haywire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Throw in Brazilian trio Juninho, Emerson and Branco, with Bryan Robson in the dugout, and the Riverside faithful felt they could win the lot.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Throw in the love of a good woman, an old-school workout program, and a belief in miracles, and these two will manage to go the distance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
"He simply arose out of a crowd. The people always throw up their leaders, you know . . ." "Throw them up," she said.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing throw
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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