flung

Example Sentences

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The divide between the Upside Down and Hawkins is flung open as fields of flowers wilt, clouds turn black and bright red flashes of lightning fill the sky.

From BBC

She was shot because she flung herself through a window leading to the House Chamber where members of Congress were sheltering in place protected by armed guards.

From Los Angeles Times

Throughout the 20th century, many different groups flung food at people in protest, particularly at politicians.

From Salon

I had been unprepared for it and I had assumed that we would not be flung into it for years, decades.

From New York Times

Kuemper shook his head and flung the puck out of the net, as if he was trying to get rid of the evidence.

From Washington Post