threw
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Having thrown just 28 pitches, Glasnow started the third inning and threw three more pitches before coming out of the Dodgers’ 7-6 win.
From Los Angeles Times
Night after night, Albany’s influential citizens threw parties in honor of the fabulous Fox sisters.
From Literature
Earlier this week, Paramount raised bid for Warner to $31 a share and it threw in other sweeteners for a proposed deal that would top $110 billion.
From Los Angeles Times
It is designed to bring clarity to Gibraltar's future, nearly a decade after the Brexit vote threw the status of the British overseas territory into doubt.
From BBC
"They dropped a stone next to him so they could frame him, and make it look like he threw stones at them," Jad's mother, Safa, said.
From BBC
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