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hurled

  • past participle of hurl.
  • past tense form of hurl.

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Hurled together on the hoof a wonderfully well-grooved champion team, eased John Terry out of the picture without the slightest friction and on match days remains the most ludicrously excited man about anything ever.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2017

Hurled away from the exploding external tank, both rockets appeared to be moving rather stably, producing the awesome Y-shaped pattern that millions of Americans will never forget.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Sorry my brother’s so old-fashioned. I’ve been trying to get him to upgrade to a caplock for months. You’re gonna have to learn fast. Hurled buckets aren’t gonna stop of Rich Riker, I’m afraid.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

I will not say, for you can fancy well, Her desolate feelings as she roamed the beach, Hurled from the highest heaven of happy love!

From Heathen Mythology by Various

Not mine the pleasure that you bear this pain, Hurled into being Without hope of freeing By grief and patience a soul for any gain.

From The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems by Shorter, Dora Sigerson