hurl
verb (used with object)
to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
had hurled
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past perfectof hurl.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Maher said he brought with him to the dinner a list of almost five dozen epithets the president had hurled his way over the years, intending to ask Trump to sign it for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The newspaper reported that the force of the avalanche had hurled eight metal containers and a shed down the mountain.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
But Putin’s aggression increased over time, Campbell said on the podcast, and at a dinner in 2003, the president had hurled abuse at Blair.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Just minutes earlier, on this flawless July night, the game’s designated special guest, “Broccoli Guy,” had hurled a Wild Alaskan Pollock for the night’s “first fish.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
They had hurled baseless accusations at me and I felt that there could be no ground of trust between us.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
