Example Sentences

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She said she was glad that she had somewhere to stay but was "tossing and turning" and awake most of the night on the sofa.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024

If I shook the bowl like I was tossing a salad, the extra bits rose to the top or spun to the edges, making it even simpler, no water needed.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2023

I was consistently more accurate on my computer than I was on my phone — something didn’t quite click with me when I was tossing with my thumb instead of a mouse.

From The Verge • Jul. 30, 2022

“I hear him yelling in a language I didn’t understand. He was tossing, turning and saying these things and was obviously real upset. And then he fell back to sleep,” Levinson recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2022

He had his own bag, a deep thing of stained black fabric, into which he was tossing all his ill-gotten loot.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan