thrown
verb
a past participle of throw.
well-thrown
-
a word derived from
thrown.
Example Sentences
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The Pac-12 Conference’s leading passer threw for 165 yards on 11-of-16 passing, including a 39-yard touchdown strike on a well-thrown fade to Texas A&M’s Josh Reynolds.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 28, 2017
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
As quarterback Kirk Cousins released a well-thrown deep ball, the coverage couldn’t have been any better.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2016
A well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded mitt.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The well-thrown pebble struck that part of the burro's anatomy at which it was aimed; the dog barked; and Croesus--with an indignant jerk of his head, and a flirt of his tail--started forward.
From The Eyes of the World by Harold Bell Wright
