Sentences with throw
throw
T t - He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
- One of the judges thought it was a foul throw.
- Throw is the general word meaning to cause to move through the air by a rapid propulsive motion of the arm, etc.; , cast, the preferred word in certain connections [to cast a fishing line], generally has a more archaic or lofty quality [they cast stones at him]; to toss is to throw lightly or carelessly and, usually, with an upward or sideways motion [to toss a coin]; hurl, fling both imply a throwing with force or violence, but , hurl suggests that the object thrown moves swiftly for some distance [to hurl a javelin] and fling, that it is thrust sharply or vehemently so that it strikes a surface with considerable impact [she flung the plate to the floor]; pitch1 implies a throwing with a definite aim or in a definite direction [to pitch a baseball]
- She threw her arms around his shoulders. [VERB noun preposition]
- He struggled out of his bulky jacket and threw it on to the back seat. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
- He threw me to the ground and started to kick. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
- Those two should have been thrown in jail. [be V-ed + in/into]
- The horse reared, throwing its rider and knocking down a youth standing beside it. [VERB noun]
- Abidjan was thrown into turmoil because of a protest by taxi drivers. [be VERB-ed preposition]
- The sunlight is white and blinding, throwing hard-edged shadows on the ground. [V n + on/onto]
- This new information does throw doubt on their choice. [V n + on/upon]
- Emily turned and threw her a suggestive grin. [VERB noun noun]
- She threw herself into a modelling career. [V pron-refl + into]
- I used to get very upset and scream and swear, throwing tantrums all over the place. [VERB noun]
- The professor rather threw me by asking if I went in for martial arts. [VERB noun]
- I lost my first serve in the first set, it threw me off a bit. [VERB noun PREPOSITION]
- Everything was fine until someone threw a punch. [VERB noun]
- Why not throw a party for your friends? [VERB noun]
- Prince Edward threw the switch to light the illuminations. [VERB noun]
- ...offering him a bribe to throw the game. [VERB noun]
- She threw her clothes onto the bed
- The news threw the family into a panic
- The horse soon threw his rider
- The last question on the test paper threw me
- A stone's throw
- thrown by a horse
- To throw reinforcements into a battle
- She threw the clothes into the suitcase
- thrown into prison, into confusion, etc.
- To throw a five
- Snakes throw their skins, the horse threw its shoe
- To throw a glance, a light, a shadow, etc.
- The question completely threw him
- A stone's throw
- To throw a ball.
- To throw someone into prison; to throw a bridge across a river; to throw troops into action.
- To throw a shawl over one's shoulders.
- To throw the switch.
- To throw a vase.
- Throw all your energy into your work. The FBI threw every available agent into the case.
- He threw a hard left jab to his opponent's chin.
- She threw two sixes.
- The horse threw his rider twice.
- They threw a lavish party celebrating his 80th birthday.
- It was her falsetto voice on top of it all that really threw me.
- A stone's throw.
- It was his last throw.
- A spotlight with a throw of 500 feet.
- He ordered four suits at $300 a throw.
- Don't expect me to throw myself at you.
- She threw herself into learning the new routines.
- The members of his wife's family have all thrown themselves on him.
- During the scandal, employees felt they had been thrown to the wolves by their employer.