fling

In this zone, the combined gravitational effects of the two stars either fling planets out of the system or pull them inward until they are destroyed.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026

He maintained a strong and tender marriage, despite his fling with Kahlo, and tried to keep up with the times during breaks from work on his biography of Stalin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

"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

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

She had screamed at him, which was what made him run outside and fling himself into the azaleas.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

The snare's "exceptionally high power" flings the ant into a bigger web at "15 times the most extreme g-forces experienced by jet pilots", said lead researcher Prof Ajay Narendra.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

And when the stormy morning after arrives, each peal of thunder sends Julia into a paroxysm of nerves that flings her around like a handkerchief caught in a stiff breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

That feeling of being incomplete starts to fade, filled by other things — work, art, old friends, new flings.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025

Bertrand often flings bowling balls—flaming ones on New Year’s Eve—but today we’re launching spherical garden stones.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025

She flings her arms around my shoulders and nuzzles closer.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Rushing flung his whole body into the tag, but Carrigg was called safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

During the final round of the PGA Championship in 2025, he angrily flung his driver near a volunteer so hard that it damaged a sign and snapped the head off the club’s shaft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Jacob was flung to the other side of the road, experts testified at the civil trial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

"I stepped forward and I flung my arm back - that was my instant reaction," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

I flung my arms around his neck, so glad he had asked me to.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Band leader Jurin shouts "Hesono", and the other members reply with a loud shout of "Oh", flinging their arms towards the sky.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

For as long as index funds have existed, they’ve been under attack from competitors flinging one flimsy pretext after another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

"I want to demonstrate that I can make serious points by flinging a custard pie around the stage for a couple of hours," the Czech-born Stoppard said in a 1970s interview.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

On paper, Greene has a lot going for her a Trump’s heir apparent, and she likely will get checkbooks flinging open.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025

After that he stood up, shaking the water out of his ears and flinging the wet hair back from his forehead, and began to take stock of his surroundings.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis