flung

Example Sentences

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Princeton’s players flung their sticks and gloves into the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

When I visited Havana again this spring to report on the mounting crisis, the malecón was deserted, strewn with brown seaweed that had been flung from the ocean by crashing waves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Leaning across the center console, he flung open the passenger door.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

According to their idea, that moon was flung away after a close encounter with Titan and later broke apart, creating the rings.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

I sat by the fire, picked up bits of straw, and flung them into the flames.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff