Example Sentences

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The reason anyone who hurls themselves off a mountain for a living might perform such a procedure is a matter of aerodynamics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

These intimacy issues are compressed as tightly as a packed snowball, and I wanted to address them before that icy sphere hurls my way, potentially hitting me smack in the face.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025

As Indy hurls himself into a familiar round of death-defying high jinks, you may find yourself scanning the lightly scruffed but artificially smoothed contours of Ford’s mug and wondering precisely that question.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023

According to Bhamla, if a pitcher hurls a baseball at 100 miles per hour, their hand must also move at that speed during the throwing motion.

From Scientific American • Feb. 28, 2023

It hurls me to the floor of the sea.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell