thrown

Example Sentences

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Though University of Kentucky head coach Mark Pope called it “100% false” in a subsequent interview, the numbers being thrown around show just how big a business college sports have become.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

In one performance, playing an older female role, he was booed off stage with a clay cup thrown at him.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The prosecution was later thrown out and Halligan’s appointment deemed illegal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

By 2016, just 1.4% of pitches thrown across MLB were splitters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The shutters of the Senate building were being thrown open, and a host of men and women in overalls moved to attend to it, checking for damage from the journey.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell