toss
verb (used with object)
to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly.
have tossed
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present perfectof toss.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Recently she considered tropes associated with the Pinot Noir grape, described with surprising frequency as “sensitive” and “feminine”—words many wine writers have tossed around with impunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Kawahara’s friends suspect “a freak occurrence” may have tossed him overboard somewhere out at sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2025
Where once music fans might have tossed flowers, glitter and the occasional piece of underwear onstage, some now heave very substantial things directly at performers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
All season long, the Kraken have tossed around phrases such as “fast start” and “60 minutes” and “forecheck” along with “hard work” and “battle” to describe keys to victory.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
Whenever my father takes us out on the boat, he always stops to scoop up trash that other people have tossed overboard—Styrofoam cups, bottles, chum boxes, plastic bags, whatever.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
