tossed off
Example Sentences
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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
An argument with his basketball coach got him tossed off the team, the drama teacher asked if he needed something to do, and he found himself in a stage production of “Sunday in New York.”
From New York Times • May 26, 2022
In spite of the intense cold, Crazy Horse tossed off his buffalo robe so he could handle his weapons more easily.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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