flung

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

“It’s a diaspora, you know, people have flung to different parts. I’m in Long Beach. My friends are in Studio City or Burbank or Downey. That is not Altadena.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Soon the gym is brimming with tension as the contestants are brought forth one by one, having words of various levels of difficulty flung at them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

It’s a crumb of hospitality, flung together and nonetheless holy.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

Jack flung his head around to see, but it didn’t really do much good—the dark in front of him looked exactly the same as the dark behind him.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley