flung

Example Sentences

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"I stepped forward and I flung my arm back - that was my instant reaction," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The side door of the house flung open, and Ivan ran out.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack