fling
Example Sentences
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His fling with Pearl in the present might be a cross-cultural meet-cute.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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
The fact that he turns blue from overexertion makes him unlikely to seriously pursue a fling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
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
I fling the rope and rock out into the water.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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