thrown out

Example Sentences

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Bystanders rushed to the scene and life rings were thrown out before emergency services arrived, 55-year-old Elisabeth said.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

It was thrown out of court in November on procedural grounds.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

The comic’s statement continued: “I’d just like to say that it is indeed humbling to get anything named for a man who’s been thrown out of as many school libraries as Mark Twain.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

All but the litter charges were thrown out, and even that was deemed de minimis.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Overnight, hundreds of such, and sailors and ropemakers, wharfingers and dock hands, had been thrown out of work.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes