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
The scene inside what should have been the living room at 4631 N. Seventh Ave. was the stuff of local legends with its crowded parquet dance floor inches from the live musicians throwing down.
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
Swatting George’s first-quarter jumper and throwing down a nifty fast-break alley-oop from Tre Mann over him certainly proved that.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Fox opened the fourth quarter with another 3 and then threw down an alley-oop dunk from Malik Monk off a steal from Ellis.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2024
The exclamation point of the win came when Salako drove to the paint and threw down a one-handed slam with a minute left in the fourth quarter to put Athenian up 17 and seal the state title.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
The Bulldogs cut the deficit to two with 38 seconds left, when Achor Achor, who had been cramping late, threw down a thunderous dunk.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
For your kids table, throw down this giant coloring tablecloth, so the kids can color and eat, all without getting your table dirty.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024
With time running down in the third, Carr found Butler near the rim and lobbed an alley-oop pass which Butler threw down at the buzzer to tie the game at 42 and get the Branson crowd going.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
Jaquez threw down a between-the-legs dunk, a 360-alley-oop dunk and jumped over two high school players for another dunk to win that competition.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
Swatting George’s first-quarter jumper and throwing down a nifty fast-break alley-oop from Tre Mann over him certainly proved that.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Fox opened the fourth quarter with another 3 and then threw down an alley-oop dunk from Malik Monk off a steal from Ellis.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2024
The exclamation point of the win came when Salako drove to the paint and threw down a one-handed slam with a minute left in the fourth quarter to put Athenian up 17 and seal the state title.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
The Bulldogs cut the deficit to two with 38 seconds left, when Achor Achor, who had been cramping late, threw down a thunderous dunk.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
For your kids table, throw down this giant coloring tablecloth, so the kids can color and eat, all without getting your table dirty.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024
With time running down in the third, Carr found Butler near the rim and lobbed an alley-oop pass which Butler threw down at the buzzer to tie the game at 42 and get the Branson crowd going.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
Jaquez threw down a between-the-legs dunk, a 360-alley-oop dunk and jumped over two high school players for another dunk to win that competition.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20down. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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