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
Recent Examples on the Web
Monk knocked down a 3-pointer, dished to Sabonis for a dunk and threw down a dunk of his own as the Kings came back to cut the deficit to three at the end of the first quarter.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Wearing a flowing purple muumuu, Monaleo gets to throwing down a soul food dinner for the whole family.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Austin Butler’s cinema gods had thrown down a tablet, and written on that tablet was an invite to audition for Quentin Tarantino in person.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
In her place, top contenders Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern will throw down, looking to build upon a fun, competitive decision that Dern won over Jandiroba in 2020.
—Brett Appley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Wearing a flowing purple muumuu, Monaleo gets to throwing down a soul food dinner for the whole family.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Austin Butler’s cinema gods had thrown down a tablet, and written on that tablet was an invite to audition for Quentin Tarantino in person.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
In her place, top contenders Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern will throw down, looking to build upon a fun, competitive decision that Dern won over Jandiroba in 2020.
—Brett Appley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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