How to Use throw in in a Sentence

throw in

verb
  • Then even throw in the stakes for you and your movie son.
    Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • The Dodgers lose three of four and people are ready to throw in the towel.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • The providers like to throw in a bunch of free channels on a package deal.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • These moments can prompt some to throw in the towel and start over.
    Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Pepper, too, in case people use it to throw in the guards’ eyes.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • And the third division winner doesn’t get thrown in with the wild cards.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • His 414 yards were the second-most he’s thrown in a game in his career.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Even Everett Dutschke, in his prison phone calls, could throw in a joke.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • And if that was all too much for them, Rodgers threw in a stereo speaker and a bottle of Devils River bourbon.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • On the second Monday of December, a holiday party was thrown in Detroit the likes of which hasn’t been seen in close to a century.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024

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