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
They can also hurl massive amounts of plasma and high-energy particles into space, creating solar storms that travel across the solar system.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
I want to hurl myself in front of one objection you’re going to get, which is: But then the Supreme Court’s going to say all of that is illegal!
From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025
“I love good news. Unless it’s private and you don’t want to share. But I love a reason to celebrate. Or hurl phones into the street.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing hurl
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
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