flung

Example Sentences

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Leaning across the center console, he flung open the passenger door.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

Taylor said the "shiny" trains he started with were now old and "were more like the rollercoasters where you get flung around" but the new ones were "much more smoother, quieter and more comfortable".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 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

Nhamo flung her head from side to side to get rid of them.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer