hurl

Though it is yet to be formally named, scientists have nicknamed the tiny spider "ballista", after the ancient weapon used to hurl stones in battle.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

To prove her historic hurl was no fluke, she came back with a 192-6 effort on her sixth and last throw.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

I will admit, at times I wanted to hurl my laptop into the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Moments later his epic 54-yard hurl to Marvin Mims Jr paid off spectacularly, caught deep downfield.

From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026

“And he lives the closest,” which nearly makes me throw my temper from my skin and hurl it at her.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

The reason anyone who hurls themselves off a mountain for a living might perform such a procedure is a matter of aerodynamics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

While he hurls baseless accusations and complaints in that episode, Funches presents a compelling case against another player, Atlanta Housewife Porsha Williams, at a banishment debate.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

“Napoleon Dynamite” director Jared Hess hurls tater tots and two competitive dorks played by Jack Black and Jason Momoa into the cubist, mega-popular video game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2025

But if Mr. Macron doesn’t bend, he risks cementing his image as “Jupiter,” who hurls down orders from above and takes counsel from few, analysts say.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

I can hear the ponging of jugs—and he hurls up a couple of them up.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

A little: Those who haven’t read the first 4 will open “The End of the Arab of the Future” and find themselves hurled directly into an unfolding family emergency: Vol.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

But as he hurled his partner high above the ice, he was thrown off balance by grammar and umlauts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Disgusted, McGrath hurled his poles over the safety netting that lined the Stelvio piste, with nearby Swiss team members embracing each other in celebration.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

From egg-slaps to tables being hurled, boxing rarely struggles for viral moments.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

I didn’t expect to be hurled into the literal underworld, and to suddenly be face-to-face with someone claiming to be my late grandmother.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Since then, restaurant chains have been hurling discounts and deals at consumers to win them back.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

A video widely circulated online showed a number of people, including one wielding a hurling stick, confronted the attacker until police officers arrived at the scene.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Luciano had a singular style calling a strike, a twisting motion evocative of the football quarterback Lamar Jackson hurling a contorted cross-body pass to a receiver at the sidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

What they refrain from hurling in that moment, or at any point throughout “Welcome to Derry,” is a dehumanizing slur splashed all over the pages of the original “It.”

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025

Sure enough, there was Janina in the middle of the street, squatting on her haunches, hurling her voice, thumbing her nose at Buffo, taunting him in perfect imitation of me.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli