fling off
Example Sentences
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The magnetic field lines twisted and eventually snapped, causing the cluster to fling off a series of enormous, billion-ton blobs of plasma toward Earth, each embedded with strong magnetic fields.
From Science Magazine • May 13, 2024
Another thing she discovered was that her legs can be unpredictable and "fling off the bed" and she often needs a physio session afterwards to refresh her limbs.
From BBC • May 8, 2023
Then they are put through speed and core strength workouts designed to generate enough momentum to fling off the ground.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
The advantage of the mixture is that the reaction does not fling off neutrons that, like shrapnel, can wear down machine parts and make them radioactive.
From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2015
He stopped to fling off the coat and I increased the distance between us.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
