fling
Example Sentences
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"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
Instead the two become friends, and Cora consigns the fling to the realm of her imagination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The discovery focuses on rare natural glass called tektites, which form when a meteorite hits Earth with enough force to melt the surface and fling molten material vast distances.
From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025
This time, it took all the strength I possessed not to fling myself at his idiotically happy face.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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