tossed off
Example Sentences
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Muriel Spark and children’s literature may seem like an odd pairing, but one morning in the mid-1960s, the Scottish novelist tossed off three such stories in a London hotel room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Walz's best set came before the convention, on Aug. 6, when he tossed off a killer jab at Vance's expense.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
Before that Brady hearing could take place, Connolly filed his motion to get Lowenthal tossed off the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
He tossed off some keywords from studies he’d half read summaries of—something-something-inherited-trauma, something-something-methylation, something-something-maternal-neglect-in-rats—but as Daren spoke, he could feel his feet brush the bottom of his shallow pool of knowledge.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
Sleep eluded me that weekend, and by that Sunday night, long after everyone went to bed, I lay on my cot, sluggish and jumpy, with my covers tossed off.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
