flung

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

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

Mrs. Thayer gave a start and flung herself into the large chair in front of my aunt’s table as if surrendering.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan