Example Sentences

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I know I am throwing a lot of work your way, but please don’t wait.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022

I would like to keep Emily in Paris playing on my portable TV while I am throwing a frisbee on the beach.

From The Verge • Sep. 10, 2022

"I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring," he said at the time.

From Fox News • Jan. 3, 2022

“Keep my arm strong or improve my arm strength at this level. I feel like it paid off. I am throwing the ball well and staying strong.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2019

Perhaps I am throwing a charm upon these animals, that they may neither neigh nor whinny till we come again, for if they do so we are lost.

From Swallow: a tale of the great trek by Haggard, Henry Rider