threw off
Example Sentences
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Bubic said he had a cortisone injection on July 1 and then threw off a mound on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
To compete with their inboard cousins, outboards had to become more powerful without adding so much weight that they threw off the boat’s balance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Hours before, Ohtani threw off a mound to test his knee before his scheduled pitching start Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Stores threw off nearly a quarter of a billion dollars of profits to fund job centers”—about 650 of them, which are separate facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
She nearly threw off her robes to dance.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
