Example Sentences

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It has been rare to see him drop a well-thrown pass, and he has used his length to catch balls that miss their target.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2019

The Pac-12 Conference’s leading passer threw for 165 yards on 11-of-16 passing, including a 39-yard touchdown strike on a well-thrown fade to Texas A&M’s Josh Reynolds.

From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2017

A well-thrown fish does a little mid-body flop halfway to its target, then flattens out into an aerodynamic glide, horizontal but with the head slightly up.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2016

A well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded mitt.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Coming here at Nigel's own bidding, and then suddenly manipulating the evidence, until it caught him up in its writhing coils like a well-thrown lasso.

From The Riddle of the Frozen Flame by De Maris, Walter