Example Sentences

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Drag queens across the country have been tossing on shake-and-go red wigs for performances of “Fancy” and “Consider Me Gone” since Ms. McEntire first rose to fame in the 1980s.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021

That suggested that in California alone, consumers have been tossing out some 43,000 used cellphones a day.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Those senators may have been tossing and turning on Sunday night, however.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2020

“I just want to get everyone’s attention for a minute,” said Alex Young, who might as well have been tossing out $100 bills while trying to rein in our group of nine visitors.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2019

Poor fellow! he was the best friend I had in all the time I have been tossing about.

From Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted by Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins