throw
verb (used with object)
to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist.
was throwing
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past progressiveof throw.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"Truly, she was throwing the love at the crowd, who threw it right back at her. There was no holding back. It was quite overwhelming, actually," he writes.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
His location has been spotty — or right down the middle, and as he showed and told Thursday: “I was throwing my fastball right in the middle. When you miss in the middle, you pay.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
"I think that was necessary. The analogy we had used was that I was throwing myself at a brick wall," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
By 2020, his company was throwing off enormous profits, and he returned to Orlando determined to spend time with his wife and only child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
“It was worthless to her. She was throwing it away.”
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
