How to Use fling in a Sentence

fling

1 of 2 verb

• He flung his shoe across the room.
• He leaned back and flung his leg over the arm of the chair.
• She flung the door open and stormed into the room.
• I flung back my head and laughed.
• They flung their hats into the air.
• He flung his arms around her.
• She flung herself onto the couch.
• She flung herself into his arms.
• He was then tased in the back and flung to the ground in a headlock where the deputies piled on top of him.
  — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
• Michael Ray tried to reenter the cab but was flung beneath the truck.
  — Dallas News, 22 May 2020
• The nymphs will crawl out of the tree branches and fling themselves to the ground and burrow down.
  — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021
• Jay says Tubbs will fling his own toys and fetch them if no one can stop and play.
  — Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2020
• My mother gathered up all the combs in the house and flung them into a trash bag, along with the medicine.
  — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• Djokovic flung his racket away, put his arms up and then knelt on the court, with his head bowed.
  — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
• Ohio didn't fling the doors open for everything on the same day.
  — Jackie Borchardt, USA TODAY, 18 June 2020
• Stubb’s may have been first to fling open the doors, but other venues in Austin aren’t far behind.
  — Bryan C. Parker, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2021
• The bull charges out of the gate, kicking up its hind legs in an attempt to fling Andrew off.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
• Trimmers designed to spin clockwise will fling debris to the right and cut best on the left.
  — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022
• The beast in Beowulf flew, flung fire, and hoarded treasure.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
• Kids can deal with them, and perhaps fling them on their siblings – a bonus.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 10 May 2021
• Soon after, an 18-foot great white flung itself out of the water in a full breach.
  — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 July 2023
• That decision will fling the rest of the top 10 into chaos.
  — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021
• When the officer got close, Kay appeared to fling a gun down a hill.
  — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2020
• Cold butter will fling aimlessly around the bowl and your baked treats will be denser.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 22 Dec. 2022
• The weather was pleasant, so Thuc flung open her front doors to the narrow street leading to her home.
  — Jeremy Redmon, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
• The legend goes that Chambers — perhaps enraged over the changes — flung himself from the fifth floor to his death.
  — Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2023
• Plenty of time for Emily to fling that Breton cap into the Seine, then.
  — Vogue, 26 Aug. 2022
• The footage shows a shirtless White man charged and shoved the Harriott’s employee, who flung his hat into the air.
  — Alta Spells, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
• In the 48 hours between Thursday, the storm — California’s strongest of the year thus far — flung two to four feet of snow across the mountains.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
• Want to fire up your boat and spend the day flinging top-water plastics to hungry largemouth bass?
  — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024

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fling

2 of 2 noun

• She had a fling with her boss.
• They had time for one last fling before going back to school.
• Or a hound dog, crying all the time over a fling gone bad?
  — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2022
• It’s supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
• Lance learns about the fling on the eve of his wedding, and the movie’s drama ensues.
  — Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2023
• In one episode, Watkins finds out a fling has a boot on her car, and a boo that’s about that life.
  — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 26 Oct. 2021
• Moore says that at first listen, the song may sound like a spring break fling.
  — Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
• At the same time, Goncharov’s wife, Katya, has a fling with a woman named Sofia.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
• Think of investing as a long-term thing – not a short-term fling.
  — Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
• Joanna's approach is both a gilt trip and a fling with an old flame-stitch.
  — Cathy Whitlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2022
• But, hey, enough about the Whataburger Flying Fries mid-game fling-off.
  — Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
• Some fans took the look as Cyrus calling out Lawrence for having a fling with the singer’s now ex-husband.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 June 2023
• The brief fling of 2020 left everyone with flushed cheeks and rapid breathing.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2021
• The pod will offer a behind-the-scenes look at all the drama, flings and more from her 25 seasons on DWTS.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Now, when the alarm goes off, the gates on his alleys fling open to provide access to higher ground.
  — Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 25 Aug. 2021
• My friends have been dating, having flings, stuff like that.
  — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
• That could ruin that poor truck’s paint, and fling rocks at the windshields of other drivers.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2022
• This time, then, it’s not just a fling with a cottager or a bachelor farmer who hit it off with you.
  — Robert McGill, The Atlantic, 23 July 2021
• Don’t be surprised if your past lovers or flings hit you up or slide into your DMs.
  — Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 5 June 2023
• Don’t mistake the giddiness of this new fling for the constancy of your old love.
  — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021
• Wilson and Strickland allegedly had a brief fling in the past.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2023
• Tinder is clearly one of the best dating apps for a good old fashioned fling.
  — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
• The summer endeavor is a bit of a fling for Etheridge, who also has a solo tour lined up for the spring.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
• There is a spring fling, which had to be postponed this year because of the weather, and a Halloween party.
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
• These two have finally convinced me this is more than a beach fling.
  — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• Suddenly the driver’s side door flings open, and as the car continues to spin, a person lands on the ground and runs away.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
• At a little under two minutes long, the song is the perfect length for a quick dance with your lover or one-time fling.
  — Cydney Lee, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2023
• This remark in the bodycam footage also caught the attention of the former fling.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2022
• The notion that this is the final fling before the repentance begins.
  — Time, 30 Dec. 2022
• The two become good friends until Cal learns that Jacob’s latest fling is with ... his daughter.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024