- past participle of throw.
thrown
Example Sentences
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Stafford had already thrown two interceptions on the day, giving him six on the season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The charges, thrown out on procedural grounds, have continued to haunt him.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Colin immediately sent a text to his IT people that said simply, “Shut it down,” and they’d instantly thrown the building into lockdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But only moments after the game's traitors were selected, a huge curveball was thrown when Richard E Grant did something no one has done on the show before.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
I put the ruined things in the small room Babs showed me, to be thrown away.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
