throw stones at
Example Sentences
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"They can throw stones at us, but we'll respond with roses," he said.
From Reuters ● May 8, 2023
He has figured out a way to sit in the house, and still throw stones at it.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2022
“But also one of the biggest values is that veterans tend not to fight each other, tend not to throw stones at each other and say bad things about each other.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2022
Palin testified that by 2017 she was not the high-power public figure she once had been and felt “powerless” against the Times, comparing herself to David having to throw stones at Goliath.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
After the first few days Six-Fingers would not let the boys throw stones at them, but the boys still gathered to jeer and taunt the sweepers.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
