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

The two actors play a couple whose engagement is thrown into chaos by a single shocking secret in this misconceived rom-com from Kristoffer Borgli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"You're just sort of thrown into the deep end or you start off small and then it gets sort of more and more demanding."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

By the early 1960s, the full-fledged flight research center had become a hub of cutting-edge aviation research, thrown into high gear by NASA’s “brightest and boldest”:

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Daniel might as well have thrown a stone at her; it had the same effect.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny