How to Use throw in in a Sentence
throw in
verb-
The Wicked Witch won and 7 Locks had to throw in the bar towel.
— Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021 -
Don't think that the Z is ready to throw in the towel, though.
— Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver, 10 June 2022 -
In the 45th minute, Monterrey took the throw in and worked it down the left side of the field.
— Kyle Garcia For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023 -
Here are some of the top figures to throw in their hats.
— Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2021 -
With a clear chance from a throw in, the ball fell to the lethal left foot of Modric.
— Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022 -
Of the 98 pitches Rodón threw in the game, 37 were fastballs.
— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024 -
Just put in a piece of paper, add glue, throw in the sparkles — and shake!
— Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 -
Betts singled and took second on the throw in the next at-bat.
— Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 -
One of these is easy to throw in the back of any vehicle.
— Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024 -
He was thrown in the air by the blast, injuring one of his hands.
— Abeer Salman, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024 -
Why not all of the above, and a Wordle thrown in for good measure?
— Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 -
The spices come whole, so throw in one of our best pepper mills to go with it.
— Samantha MacAvoy, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 -
The rollerball is so easy to use and just throw in your purse to take with you and reapply.
— Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Make sure to throw in an order of fries, though, for the trouble.
— Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 3 May 2022 -
Some Democrats are ready to throw in the towel on that game of chicken.
— Phil Mattingly, CNN, 30 Sep. 2021 -
The mat is machine washable and is safe to throw in the dryer.
— Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2024 -
And the third division winner doesn’t get thrown in with the wild cards.
— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023 -
Leury García scored the go-ahead run just ahead of the throw in the 4-3 Sox victory.
— Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022 -
It’s always thrown in his face and people call him a sell-out and a pig.
— Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024 -
Gift the pouch on its own or throw in a bit of cash to get their concert fund started.
— Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024 -
When even that appeal was denied by the board, Trentin didn’t throw in the towel.
— Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2022 -
There were a few jokes thrown in at the misworded response, too.
— Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024 -
As for Stones news, Jagger said don’t expect the band to throw in the towel any time soon.
— Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2022 -
Graterol, who has had a sore shoulder, threw in the bullpen on Thursday and was deemed OK.
— Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023 -
The Brix crew also threw in a slice of their fan-favorite porchetta.
— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024 -
He was barely asked to throw in the second (three attempts).
— Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2021 -
Sterling Weatherford leaped high to knock away a Ehlinger throw in the end zone.
— The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022 -
The Bucks won’t be able to catch them off guard with their gameplan and will have to throw in a wrinkle or two of their own.
— Brian Sampson, Forbes, 2 May 2022 -
Like, just stop meeting ya de una vez (once and for all), throw in the towel.
— Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022 -
That had to have been thrown in as an inside joke, because as most non-newbies in this setting would know … setlist, schmetlist.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2024
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