throw down
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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"You can throw down, but you can also charm your way in. There's a whole spy work portion of gameplay."
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Wembanyama was a French wunderkind who could pass and shoot like a point guard, throw down dunks like a center—and happened to stand 7 feet, 4 inches tall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
In the modern game, which has become overrun by monstrously tall super-athletes who can swish 3-pointers as easily as they throw down dunks, every franchise is searching far and wide for the next big thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2025
They throw down a moral gauntlet to viewers, who must put themselves in his shoes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
I throw down so hard, the fiberglass trembles.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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