flung

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

When I visited Havana again this spring to report on the mounting crisis, the malecón was deserted, strewn with brown seaweed that had been flung from the ocean by crashing waves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

"I stepped forward and I flung my arm back - that was my instant reaction," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

As the spin increases, loose material can be flung off the surface and sometimes form a small moon.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Then it seized the boat, and the entire structure was flung up into the air, cracking and splintering as it landed again on the waves.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell