Examples of throw over in a Sentence
if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles
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Silk scarves have been thrown over the many lampshades, and a candle is burning low on a coffee table.
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Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The only way participants can be eliminated is if they’re thrown over the top rope and both of their feet hit the ground.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Then, keep it in your wardrobe rotation to throw over your shoulders come spring.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
The zone-heavy Chargers forced Hurts to beat them by throwing over the middle — a region Hurts attacks half as often as his peers — and Hurts was inconsistent.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The only way participants can be eliminated is if they’re thrown over the top rope and both of their feet hit the ground.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Then, keep it in your wardrobe rotation to throw over your shoulders come spring.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
The zone-heavy Chargers forced Hurts to beat them by throwing over the middle — a region Hurts attacks half as often as his peers — and Hurts was inconsistent.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for throw over
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“Throw over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20over. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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