Example Sentences

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It has been rare to see him drop a well-thrown pass, and he has used his length to catch balls that miss their target.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2019

In the meantime, the Browns are severely lacking in experience with Landry playing alongside rookies Antonio Callaway and Damion Ratley, both of whom failed to make TD catches on well-thrown balls by Mayfield on Sunday.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2018

A well-thrown fish does a little mid-body flop halfway to its target, then flattens out into an aerodynamic glide, horizontal but with the head slightly up.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2016

A well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded mitt.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Tom Long blushed for it afterwards; but a well-thrown spear came so close to his ear that he could not avoid an involuntary cry.

From Middy and Ensign by Rowlandson, G. D.