fling

The man she was seeing, Kjetil, had already made it clear he was looking for love rather than a fling.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

"They will get out, but not like people think. It's not as if they're going to fling the doors open like a bull run."

From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026

Thanks to a Dolby Creator Lab Grant, Stern was able to work with Wild to shape a purposefully incoherent soundscape, using Dolby Atmos to fling sounds all around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

Instead the two become friends, and Cora consigns the fling to the realm of her imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

“Your own act, Estella, to fling yourself away upon a brute?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

The snare's "exceptionally high power" flings the ant into a bigger web at "15 times the most extreme g-forces experienced by jet pilots", said lead researcher Prof Ajay Narendra.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

And when the stormy morning after arrives, each peal of thunder sends Julia into a paroxysm of nerves that flings her around like a handkerchief caught in a stiff breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Bertrand often flings bowling balls—flaming ones on New Year’s Eve—but today we’re launching spherical garden stones.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025

And based on the Cosmopolitan timeline of her previous flings and relationships, the odds are against J.Lo staying single, so it might not take long for bettors to cash in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024

I spend the next hour pinning edge to edge as carefully as I can, but each time I put a completed one down she grabs it, inspects it hastily, and flings it back at me.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Rushing flung his whole body into the tag, but Carrigg was called safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Princeton’s players flung their sticks and gloves into the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Others rushed into the room, including three hotel security guards who flung themselves in so quickly their backs slammed against the tiled wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

Once the closest point of the orbit enters the instability zone, the planet is either flung outward or pulled inward and destroyed.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026

I flung my arms out, gesturing to all the merchandise.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Band leader Jurin shouts "Hesono", and the other members reply with a loud shout of "Oh", flinging their arms towards the sky.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

For as long as index funds have existed, they’ve been under attack from competitors flinging one flimsy pretext after another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

"I want to demonstrate that I can make serious points by flinging a custard pie around the stage for a couple of hours," the Czech-born Stoppard said in a 1970s interview.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

On paper, Greene has a lot going for her a Trump’s heir apparent, and she likely will get checkbooks flinging open.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025

Beside her, the Assassin was trimming her fingernails with the tip of her knife, flinging little white slivers into the frothy green water below.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee