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
Back in his winning days he happily picked up a full leg of cured Spanish ham that a supporter had hurled over a barbed-wire fence to celebrate a win.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
As in Mr. Depp’s testimony, Ms. Heard’s cross-examination involved an airing of insults she had hurled at him during arguments.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2022
The opera was Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, The Force of Destiny, but it clearly wasn’t destiny that had hurled these two together; it was a very deliberate hand.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
