throw on
phrasal verb
threw on; thrown on; throwing on; throws on
1
: to quickly put on (a piece of clothing)
She threw on her coat and ran out the door.
Let me throw some shoes on.
2
: to cause (something) to work by moving a switch
He threw on the lights.
Examples of throw on in a Sentence
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And Valenzuela delivered, beating the Cardinals 6-0 to mark the first time in modern baseball history that two no-hitters were thrown on the same day.
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Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
By this fourth installment, Freddy has morphed from a terrifying, teen-murdering monster into a cartoon character throwing on a pair of shades and waving in the summertime.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Bags with items to throw on stage will be available for purchase.
—Maxwell Millington, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Hey, throw on Pulp Fiction for the 30th anniversary one time for the time.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
By this fourth installment, Freddy has morphed from a terrifying, teen-murdering monster into a cartoon character throwing on a pair of shades and waving in the summertime.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Bags with items to throw on stage will be available for purchase.
—Maxwell Millington, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Hey, throw on Pulp Fiction for the 30th anniversary one time for the time.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for throw on
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“Throw on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20on. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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