chuck

Example Sentences

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Where teams were once content to jog upcourt and chuck the ball to lumbering centers, today’s style is predicated on two words: pace and space.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The charity's chief executive said it was "ridiculous" that "anyone feels that it's appropriate to chuck stuff out of their window while they're driving", warning that clean-ups were both dangerous and expensive.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“Just make your scrambled eggs basically the way that you normally do. A little bit before the eggs are totally firm, chuck in a little lemon zest,” Chavez says.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

If that doesn’t pan out for either of them, Tamma figures they’ll just chuck it all and live off the grid in Utah: “After graduation, you just go, ‘I’m not going to college!

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

I chuck it on and watch it spin.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak