throw down
Example Sentences
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"You can throw down, but you can also charm your way in. There's a whole spy work portion of gameplay."
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Wembanyama was a French wunderkind who could pass and shoot like a point guard, throw down dunks like a center—and happened to stand 7 feet, 4 inches tall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Dubois' confidence and power, and his willingness to throw down against a resurgent fighter who has seen it and done it all.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025
They throw down a moral gauntlet to viewers, who must put themselves in his shoes.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
“Christopher! I’m going to throw down my coat. Are you ready?”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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