flung

Example Sentences

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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

Taylor said the "shiny" trains he started with were now old and "were more like the rollercoasters where you get flung around" but the new ones were "much more smoother, quieter and more comfortable".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Now, million-dollar homes are flung farther north into the Valley, farther south into the South Bay, and farther east into the foothills of the Verdugo and San Gabriel mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Soon the gym is brimming with tension as the contestants are brought forth one by one, having words of various levels of difficulty flung at them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

The wind flung the shout back in my face.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell