thrown

How to use thrown in a sentence

All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.

At the same moment the door was thrown open, and Mrs. Gordon appeared on the threshold with a gentleman behind her.

Lady Maude sat alone in her room; the white robes upon her, the orthodox veil, meant to shade her fair face thrown back from it.

ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOOD

The economics of war, therefore, has thrown its lurid light upon the economics of peace.

A very little crust thrown to the very hungry is always accepted with gratitude.

Ramona had covered the box with white cloth, and the lace altar-cloth thrown over it fell in folds to the floor.

RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSON

Lessard's high-handed squelching of MacRae had thrown everything out of focus.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

A dot or two, sometimes only one, sometimes as many as five, are thrown in as a rough way of indicating the features.

Upon these fire-eaters de Robeck has hitherto thrown cold water.

To escape from these horrible theories, the Christians (some of them) have thrown over the doctrines of Hell and the Devil.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985