thrown

Example Sentences

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Stewart almost made the situation worse with a wild throw to second, but Dean Carpentier was thrown out trying to reach third on the poor throw to second.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"The mouse thing is another thing thrown on top, another headache."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The efforts to strike a deal mediated by Pakistan, were thrown into question this week by US strikes on the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas countered by retaliatory fire from Iran.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Previous work led by LMU physicist Dr. Giulia Roccetti showed that giant planets ejected from their systems may still retain some of their moons after being thrown into deep space.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

I feel like I’m doing a stair workout for gym class—if I was thrown into a volcano the period before.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer