- past participle of throw.
thrown
Example Sentences
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"AI has thrown developing economies a lifeline, and they should seize it," Indermit Gill, chief economist of the World Bank Group, said as the organization launched its annual World Development Report.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
In a way, it really was something I had thrown together.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Hearn, a 67 year-old white-water canoe racer from Bethesda, Md., has kept a low profile since Pirro’s filing Friday night, and his case hasn’t yet been thrown out by a judge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Israeli media reported that police were treating the fire as accidental, caused by cigarette butts thrown from a car window.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“It’s easy to jump into world-ending stakes when you’re controlling video game characters, you know? Not as easy when you’re thrown into an actual world-ending adventure.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
