fling
Example Sentences
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"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
Smith tried to drag a pull around the corner only for Jacks, at backward square leg, to fling himself to his right and cling on with his right hand.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
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
If I can fling it and loop it around one of the spotlights along the bridge, I can pull myself up fast enough to get there first.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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