Example Sentences

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"I fielded and didn't really bat or bowl. I would sometimes wicket-keep. I was throwing myself around the cricket field."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Soon, I was throwing away fifth-grade report cards, old concert tickets and an unidentified baby tooth in a Ziploc bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

“In St. Louis. In Atlanta. In New York. In Chicago. They went wild when Fernando was throwing — 10,000 extra people at the ballpark when he was pitching.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Because he was throwing, Yamamoto said he didn’t see Freeman’s swing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

She was throwing her soul into the world, uncertain she’d ever get it back.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro