flung
Example Sentences
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Rushing flung his whole body into the tag, but Carrigg was called safe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Princeton’s players flung their sticks and gloves into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
"I stepped forward and I flung my arm back - that was my instant reaction," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Once the closest point of the orbit enters the instability zone, the planet is either flung outward or pulled inward and destroyed.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
Then it seized the boat, and the entire structure was flung up into the air, cracking and splintering as it landed again on the waves.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
