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

When she came down from the roof after Boaz had gone home last night, she’d found their apartment empty, the window thrown open with far too many feathers littering the windowsill, and no Molly.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny