Example Sentences

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At one point, during the final phase of the talks, as both sides were lobbing public grenades at each other while quietly narrowing their differences, Mr. Biden counseled reporters not to pay that much attention.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

On one of his first Central American visits, Hall of Fame striker Brian McBride, now the national team’s general manager, asked teammate Cobi Jones why fans were lobbing plastic bags of water at them.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021

For some reason, Krzyzewski thought Duke’s fans were lobbing an insult at Capel and vehemently told them to knock it off as he walked off the court at halftime.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2020

When Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant were lobbing one-liners at each other, the joy in watching wasn’t that they seemed like you and me.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2012

Last week the British were lobbing trade missions across the South Atlantic like cannon shells.*

From Time Magazine Archive