thrown down
Example Sentences
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But now that the Venetians had thrown down the gauntlet, all their reservations disappeared.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
The PM said the plan would "land on desks around Whitehall with the heavy thud of a gauntlet being thrown down".
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
Far too often I’ve come across a rentable scooter that has been thrown down and discarded haphazardly after use.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
Books do that, are supposed to do that: a napkin thrown down on the table as a chair was shoved back, a prelude to walking out.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023
Then she began to fold the clothes that he had thrown down on the floor.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
