lobbed

Example Sentences

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His latest, and probably last, act was his lobbed opener that set Celtic on their way at Hampden.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

I was a fresh-faced high school senior, living out the prime of my teenage youth in an increasingly progressive world where fundamentalist doomsday prophecies were lobbed around in jest.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

It was a contrast to the criticisms lobbed at agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the past year that contended the data produced wasn’t up to snuff.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

So they’ve lobbed onto this thing about Rep-elect Grijalva.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Bull calculated the distance between himself and Ben, then lobbed the shot putt in the air.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy