flung
Example Sentences
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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
Others rushed into the room, including three hotel security guards who flung themselves in so quickly their backs slammed against the tiled wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
Instead, despite the rest of the backline standing flat and fatigued and the left-hand touchline invitingly close, Izaia Perese flung a long pass the other way.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
I flung it down at his feet and let the gold spill all over his doorstep.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
