fling
verb (used with object)
to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence.
had flung
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past perfectof fling.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Some people outside the hospital had brought blankets or strips of cardboard to sleep on, others had flung themselves straight down onto the bare ground.
From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2023
Syria’s unraveling had flung her family far apart, but she was always thinking of them, especially that day.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
It was like Meat Loaf had flung, fully formed, from hell himself.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2022
Good news from The Style Invitational: The driver had flung it on to my porch — it was open.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2019
Before anyone could stop her the little girl had flung herself to her knees and teetered dangerously over the edge of the boat.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
