Example Sentences

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It has flung its doors wide open to investment – and is welcoming back those it once drove from its shores.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

He’s in the Hong Kong airport with just his clothes, a small folding knife, an A.T.M. card and some lingering bruises, as if God has flung him from a bough.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2021

“He has flung the barnyard doors open. He has let the horses out, and now he looks at us collectively and says, ‘What are you going to do about it?’”

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2020

“He has flung the barnyard doors open. He has let the horses out, and now he looks at us collectively and says, ‘What are you going to do about it?'”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2020

It is our Mani, who has flung herself on your feet.

From Mashi and Other Stories by Tagore, Rabindranath