throw over
Example Sentences
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Instead of letting catcher Cal Raleigh, who had a better throwing angle, grab the ball, Muñoz picked it up and made an awkward throw over the head of Ty France at first base.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
He has changed his throw over the past few weeks too, pausing before releasing, showing immense courage to do that on the biggest stage but it is paying dividends.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024
No. Far more fun to fire the line-out throw over the top and into Welsh hands.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
“I think Williams tried to throw over my head,” Hunter said of the first and only interception of his two-year career.
From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023
Their worry felt like a blanket they kept trying to throw over her shoulders, one she kept having to shrug off.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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