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

It was like Meat Loaf had flung, fully formed, from hell himself.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2022

By the afternoon, an express train connecting the city to Hong Kong International Airport was suspended — first because of a decision from authorities and later because demonstrators had flung objects on the track.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2019

Moments earlier, after making an out at the plate, Puig had flung his equipment against a wall in a hallway behind the Dodger Stadium dugout.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2019

Ma and Ba’s happiness burst from them like exploding firecrackers and even before she could open her eyes they had flung themselves upon her.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin