throw around
Example Sentences
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Valve had no weight to throw around and had to pay up, or not have anything to sell.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
I have grown into one of those grumps who is wary of how easily we throw around honorifics like “legendary” and “GOAT.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Critics of AI and social media regularly throw around terms like “continuous partial attention.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Some parents, like Kim Sun, whose two daughters are in primary school, are also worried about bullying on social media, where "kids throw around unthinkably harsh insults" at each other.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
“I love that you can just throw around ‘uterus.’
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
