throw around
Example Sentences
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Valve had no weight to throw around and had to pay up, or not have anything to sell.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Ethan Hill, Brentwood: Only a sophomore, he looks like a 6-7 football player yet can throw around his body in basketball.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Critics of AI and social media regularly throw around terms like “continuous partial attention.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Sheen said he did not have £100,000 to "throw around" and therefore wanted the project to be "effective".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
When the barn was burned to a pile of glowing coals, the men asked Jethro to draw water from the stock well to throw around the edges of the coals.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
