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

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

Once the closest point of the orbit enters the instability zone, the planet is either flung outward or pulled inward and destroyed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 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

He flung himself down on the bank, flopped over on his back, legs and arms outstretched, and spluttered some disconnected words.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig