throw
verb (used with object)
to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist.
were throwing
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past progressiveof throw.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"After last week's record selling in big tech, buyers returned to the same names they were throwing overboard only days earlier," said SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
“People were throwing trash and they were trespassing,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Stewart said she saw firefighters on a newscast talking about how those trees were throwing off large chunks of flaming fronds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Newsom has defended the response and said state authorities were "throwing everything at our disposal" to protect communities.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
The sherbet fizzed in your mouth, and if you knew how to do it, you could make white froth come out of your nostrils and pretend you were throwing a fit.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
