throw down
verb
threw down; thrown down; throwing down; throws down
Examples of throw down in a Sentence
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Carlos Narváez then threw down to second before the confused Domínguez was thrown out at third for the final out of the inning.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez threw down to second base, and Domínguez was easily thrown out trying to advance to third.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth threw down a gauntlet June 11, telling members of Congress that the federal government's deployment of National Guard troops could expand beyond Los Angeles and California.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Some of those who had been near the café’s entrance had been thrown down the stairs.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez threw down to second base, and Domínguez was easily thrown out trying to advance to third.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth threw down a gauntlet June 11, telling members of Congress that the federal government's deployment of National Guard troops could expand beyond Los Angeles and California.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Some of those who had been near the café’s entrance had been thrown down the stairs.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for throw down
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20down. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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