fling

Example Sentences

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His fling with Pearl in the present might be a cross-cultural meet-cute.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

"They will get out, but not like people think. It's not as if they're going to fling the doors open like a bull run."

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Smith tried to drag a pull around the corner only for Jacks, at backward square leg, to fling himself to his right and cling on with his right hand.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Instead the two become friends, and Cora consigns the fling to the realm of her imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

But I fumble and twist at the lock anyway, then fling open the door.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron