thrown
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- unthrown adjective
- well-thrown adjective
Example Sentences
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HMS Duncan also faced virtual missiles to "ensure the ship is ready to defend against whatever modern naval threat is thrown against her".
From BBC
“You’ve got to stay prepared. Something might come up, and you don’t want to be the guy that gets thrown in the fire and just burns.”
From Los Angeles Times
The term Butterfly had thrown me for a loop when I’d first heard it.
From Literature
Perhaps it has got to the stage where the image of the game is being harmed by players being thrown to the ground time and again.
From BBC
“While the Target strategy needs to be refreshed, it doesn’t need to be completely thrown out.”
From Barron's
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