THREW in a Sentence

Learn THREW from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
262 example sentences for THREW, such as:
1. The South threw me out to starve once.
2. He threw the ball to me, and I caught it.
3. My friend threw the ball back over the fence.
4. Magee pivoted and threw the ball to first base.
5. A spectator threw the ball back to the players.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of THREW
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Ethan, glaring at his face in the glass, threw his head back to draw the razor from ear to chin.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  "If there's going to be any trouble I want to be there," was his vague reflection, as he threw to Jotham the unexpected order to unhitch the team and lead them back to the barn.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
3  Then, striking upward, it threw a lustrous fleck on her lips, edged her eyes with velvet shade, and laid a milky whiteness above the black curve of her brows.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
4  The name threw a chill between them, and they stood a moment looking sideways at each other before Mattie said with a shy laugh.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
5  The hired man threw a hesitating glance at Ethan.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
6  Across its frozen surface, from the farther bank, a single hill rising against the western sun threw the long conical shadow which gave the lake its name.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
7  He threw the bearskin over the sorrel, who stood passively by the roadside, hanging a meditative head.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
8  Then she snatched her hands from his, threw her arms about his neck, and pressed a sudden drenched cheek against his face.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
9  Now he would hate her and every time he looked at her he would remember how she threw herself at him when he had given her no encouragement at all.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  The sight of these men threw the County boys into a panic for fear the war would be over before they could reach Virginia, and preparations for the Troop's departure were speeded.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
11  But he was the first man in months who had displayed an interest in her, and she threw him a gay smile.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
12  He threw back his head and laughed freely--yelped, was what Scarlett thought fiercely, her face becoming pink again.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
13  With no further warning, Gerald, who was hanging on the gate, threw back his head and began the "Lament," in a roaring bass.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
14  The South threw me out to starve once.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
15  She went to the door and threw it open, and Melanie ran in, her face flushed and frightened, looking like a guilty child.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
Example Sentence: (52 in 4 pages)
1  The stone she threw caused ripples to spread across the lake.
2  Their hooves threw up clods of earth as they galloped across the field.
3  All the crowd cheered and threw their hats up in the air.
4  Spring walked along with the shatter, in the summer threw over a body's green leaf to jump in the warm braw is walking.
5  Louise Renne, who ran unopposed for city attorney, threw a dim sum party for successful treasurer candidate Susan Leal.
6  He threw the ball to me, and I caught it.
7  She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire.
8  He threw the ball to me, but I missed it and it landed on the ground.
9  My friend threw the ball back over the fence.
10  He caught up the ball as it rolled along and threw it back.
11  A spectator threw the ball back to the players.
12  Magee pivoted and threw the ball to first base.
13  They threw all their military resources into the battle.
14  I threw aside my mosquito net and jumped out of bed.
15  Her unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.