fling

Example Sentences

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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

I fling off my flip-flops and rub my feet against the back of the driver’s seat.

From Literature

They saw him fling the window open, and heard him cry out.

From Literature

"Maybe we're not flinging ourselves off massive jumps or sliding down a track at 80 miles per hour, but it's a lot harder than people realise to even keep your balance."

From BBC

What makes the act of flinging himself upside down so audacious is that it’s entirely gratuitous.

From The Wall Street Journal