Example Sentences

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She claims to inhabit the soul of Albert Camus, and flings around aphorisms about art that fly over Cricket’s head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And when the stormy morning after arrives, each peal of thunder sends Julia into a paroxysm of nerves that flings her around like a handkerchief caught in a stiff breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles sails through the air with ease as her professional dance partner Ezra Sosa flings her around — last week, on a harness.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

The senior Trudeau had a couple of famous flings of his own with American singer Barbra Streisand and Canadian actress Kim Cattrall of Sex and the City fame.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

I fly out of my chair and Rubio flings out his long legs, stopping me before I skid past him and into the metal console.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera