fling
Example Sentences
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According to their idea, that moon was flung away after a close encounter with Titan and later broke apart, creating the rings.
From Science Daily
He maintained a strong and tender marriage, despite his fling with Kahlo, and tried to keep up with the times during breaks from work on his biography of Stalin.
They flung insults, took offense, using language like “contempt,” “abuse,” and “revilement” on the floor of Congress.
From Literature
His fling with Pearl in the present might be a cross-cultural meet-cute.
From Los Angeles Times
Keeping what few wits he still had left about him, Duane flipped the cork off the flask and flung the contents in the direction of the voice just as C.C. had instructed him to do.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
