hurl
Example Sentences
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“He would hurl himself straight as an arrow right into the great roaring grey wall of an oncoming breaker and go clean through it as if it had neither weight nor momentum.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Moments later his epic 54-yard hurl to Marvin Mims Jr paid off spectacularly, caught deep downfield.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
This rapid rearrangement can heat plasma to millions of degrees and hurl energized particles away from the site, creating a solar flare.
From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026
“If people want to hurl insults, we will protect that,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
Before the wave hits, I hurl myself forward toward the locked trapdoor of the forecastle, and fumble with the key in the padlock.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing hurl
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
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