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

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

From BBC • Apr. 20, 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

Now, million-dollar homes are flung farther north into the Valley, farther south into the South Bay, and farther east into the foothills of the Verdugo and San Gabriel mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

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 "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el