Example Sentences

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Flinging her drink at the alleged tea thief gave her time to flee, and she called 911.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Flinging the main players to parts unknown vastly expands the story's geographic range.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2021

Flinging the word queerbaiting around for something as mundane as a picture of Eilish and some other women posing together undermines the community’s ability to call out when the practice is actually harmful.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2021

Flinging his arms as wide as his grin, he took in the beige-painted brick walls, the exposed ceiling pipes and the greasy aroma of the short-order grill tucked into a nearby hole in the wall.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021

Flinging open the front door, I raced through our living room and straight into my parents’ bedroom.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed