throw up
verb
threw up; thrown up; throwing up; throws up
Phrases
throw up one's hands
: to admit defeat
in the end throws up his hands in despair—
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Examples of throw up in a Sentence
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty “Welcome” sign
Recent Examples on the Web
In the second image, the businesswoman throws up a thumbs up, as her extra-long receipt is stuffed into the color of her jacket.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
And then there was the technical process of those scenes involving throwing up, urinating, defecating and so on.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2018, with her aptly titled LP Change the Whole Thing, Rose threw up her hands and began making the music that spoke to her.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
The association describes on its website how the bay throws up unique challenges, including that pilots must maneuver container ships that can sit nearly 48 feet (14.6 meters) deep in the water through the main Baltimore shipping channels, which are only 50 feet (15.2 meters) deep.
—Nick Perry, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
But that leaves the usually more plodding Senate just hours to take its vote, and any one senator can throw up procedural roadblocks that would push the government past the shutdown deadline.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Bellotti testified that Zepeda was seen throwing up gang signs in a rap video and that evidence from his Instagram page supports the gang charges.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Others have preemptively thrown up walls, including Western Colorado’s Mesa County several weeks ago.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
For pretty much all of my life, a 10-minute jog or even a quick sprint left me on the verge of throwing up.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Mar. 2024
Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
And then there was the technical process of those scenes involving throwing up, urinating, defecating and so on.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2018, with her aptly titled LP Change the Whole Thing, Rose threw up her hands and began making the music that spoke to her.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
The association describes on its website how the bay throws up unique challenges, including that pilots must maneuver container ships that can sit nearly 48 feet (14.6 meters) deep in the water through the main Baltimore shipping channels, which are only 50 feet (15.2 meters) deep.
—Nick Perry, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
But that leaves the usually more plodding Senate just hours to take its vote, and any one senator can throw up procedural roadblocks that would push the government past the shutdown deadline.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Bellotti testified that Zepeda was seen throwing up gang signs in a rap video and that evidence from his Instagram page supports the gang charges.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Others have preemptively thrown up walls, including Western Colorado’s Mesa County several weeks ago.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
For pretty much all of my life, a 10-minute jog or even a quick sprint left me on the verge of throwing up.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Mar. 2024
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