- past participle of throw.
thrown
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In his father’s view, he wasn’t being thrown the ball enough.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Killens said LAS had "thrown the kitchen sink" at the situation, including cancelling all non-essential training and non-essential meetings to deploy more staff to the front line.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Though I will say, having now, later in my life, thrown some Snapple bottles really hard just to feel it, it does feel very good.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Clare briefly lost his balance, thrown by a surge of wind, but caught the branch above him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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