How to Use throw in a Sentence

throw

1 of 2 verb

• The storm threw the boat against a reef.
• The crash threw the driver from the car.
• She threw the ball to first base.
• She was thrown from the horse.
• She threw her coat on the bed.
• You throw like a wimp.
• The wrestler threw his opponent to the mat.
• We threw our hats in the air at the end of the ceremony.
• Let's see how far you can throw.
• Don't throw your trash on the ground. Throw it in the trash can.
• All the fans throw snow into the air when there's a TD.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
• When Moore walks in on him, Freundlich throws his hands in the air.
  — Alice Newell-Hanson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• The firm doesn’t want to just throw money at a problem.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2024
• Williams still threw for 384 yards and a touchdown against UCLA.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• The senior threw shutouts against South Bend Adams and Plymouth.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2023
• The Molotov cocktail was thrown at the front door of the clinic, causing a fire.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
• South then takes three hearts and the king of clubs, on which East throws a diamond.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
• There was a back line of kids that were like throwing [stuff] at the teachers and climbing on the chairs.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• At like six years old my dad threw me in the band as the keyboard player, sink or swim.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2023
• Small opened the passenger door, pulled the man out by his shirt and threw him to the ground, the indictment said.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
• During an abrupt stop, Cox was thrown headfirst into the back wall of the van.
  — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 8 June 2023
• In all six of the scoreless outings, he’s thrown at least 59% four-seam fastballs.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
• Witnesses said many passengers were thrown around the cabin at the time of the drop.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
• Odeh moved to the roof of his house and threw rocks at the settlers, who started throwing rocks back and shooting at him.
  — Shakked Auerbach, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
• The police report did not confirm that the woman had thrown an iPad.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
• If anything was left open and exposed to wildfire smoke, throw that out as well.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2023
• According to video footage from the hallway, the child appeared to throw a shoe toward them.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
• Wark threw his rifle on a boulder and prepared to take a standing shot.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 11 Jan. 2024
• In response to the many jabs Che has thrown at women’s basketball, Clark showed up with a collection of jokes, all her own, that Che would then read.
  — Anne McCarthy, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
• Video on social media showed chaotic scenes outside the church, as people kicked and threw objects at police cars, amid angry chants.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024

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throw

2 of 2 noun

• It's a long throw from center field to home plate.
• He lost all his winnings on his last throw.
• The quarterback made a perfect throw.
• The Knicks bailed the Bulls out with poor free-throw shooting.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
• The Panthers were 0-for-9 in the period and 1-for-5 on the free-throw attempts.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 21 Feb. 2023
• The throw, however, was right in the middle of the strike zone.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
• James scored 31 points, most coming from near the rim or at the free-throw line.
  — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
• The Lions went into foul mode and USD put the game away at the free-throw line.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
• De La Salle couldn’t field the ball cleanly and the throw to first base went high.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• On the next pitch, De La Cruz swiped third without a throw.
  — Joe Totoraitis, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2023
• The size makes this a good choice as a throw blanket for the couch, and the fabric is rather thin but soft.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
• The cloud-like throw comes in huge sizes and is made to be a fashion statement when not in use.
  — Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
• Pippa-White did a lot of his damage from the free-throw line, making 15 of 23 from the stripe.
  — Scott Sepich, oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2023
• Against Rice, Ewers was 0-for-7 on throws of at least 15 yards.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
• This stylish throw comes in two colors with a blue stripe and a green stripe option.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
• And the best passers in the NFL typically come close to hitting 70% of their throws.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• The Rams got the ball back with 5:29 left, but Stafford's third-down throw into traffic was picked off by Lenoir.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2023
• This ultra-soft couch is the perfect spot to curl up with a good throw blanket.
  — Eden Lichterman, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
• In many cases, the Red Sox have not even attempted a throw.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2023
• His best throw came on the Colonels’ first touchdown of the season, a 53-yard scoring strike to Rodriguez.
  — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2023
• Brady could have had a second TD but misfired on a fourth-down throw into the end zone.
  — Michael Lerseth, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2022
• This is a high-risk throw that quarterbacks are very nervous to make.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 4 Apr. 2023
• That throw shouldn’t be made by a quarterback in his sixth season.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2023
• And nothing will add to your comfort more than this reversible throw.
  — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• Castellanos clearly beat the throw, but Williams called him out, sending out the boo birds in the City of Brotherly Love.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• The ball barely even reached the grass, but Neal never broke stride, flying into second base ahead of the throw.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2023
• The Wolverines added another run in the fifth inning on a wild double-play throw.
  — Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
• Instead, Friedl took second on the throw and scored on Spencer Steer’s soft single to left center for a 2-2 tie.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
• Plitt also had two interceptions to go along with his scores, with one of them being on the very first throw of the game.
  — Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
• Hill reached on a chopper infield single on which Sprague-Lott made a bare-hand pick but his throw pulled McLaughlin off first base.
  — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024