threw
a simple past tense of throw.
Words that may be confused with threw
- threw , through
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How to use threw in a sentence
One day he and some of his roommates were cleaning their room and one of the guys threw the dustpan out into the hall.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
Another 10 slaves threw themselves overboard in a display of defiance at the inhumanity.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn June 18, 1971, the caucus threw its inaugural dinner at the Dunbar Hotel.
When Bill Cosby N-Bombed the Congressional Black Caucus | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOver two days in August, rioters and looters rampaged through stores and threw stones.
This Week's Riots Are Part of America's Long History of Racial Rage | Sharon Adarlo | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThis was such a ridiculous idea that Davy threw back his head, and laughed long and loud.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylWe had new potatoes for dinner, boiled with their skins on, and Liszt threw one at me, and I caught it.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayHe threw himself on his knees, begging us, in the name of God and all the saints, to spare his life.
Rising at once he bundled up his traps, threw the line of his small hand-sledge over his shoulder, and stepped out for home.
The Giant of the North | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for threw
/ (θruː) /
the past tense of throw
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