thrown

Example Sentences

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Though University of Kentucky head coach Mark Pope called it “100% false” in a subsequent interview, the numbers being thrown around show just how big a business college sports have become.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

In one performance, playing an older female role, he was booed off stage with a clay cup thrown at him.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The bag should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

By 2016, just 1.4% of pitches thrown across MLB were splitters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

If it weren’t for the fact that the water was near boiling, he would have thrown it across the small kitchen.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith