throw back
Example Sentences
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“That makes seven of us,” I said to Charlie, “unless she’s a minnow we have to throw back.”
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The tallest of the white-clad figures stepped forward and threw back his hood.
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He threw back the covers and leaped out of bed.
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The Colonel throws back his head and howls with laughter.
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She forced open the window, throwing back the shutters.
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