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
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James threw down a dunk in the first half that had a packed house roaring in what could be his final game in Philadelphia.
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CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Dude, the liftie doesn’t want to throw down.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 6 Dec. 2025
Five of those makes (on five shots) came from Minott, who hit two threes and threw down a pair of dunks off feeds from Pritchard and Brown.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
San Francisco countered every punch the Gophers threw down the stretch to claim a 77-65 Power Four nonconference victory at a neutral site.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Dude, the liftie doesn’t want to throw down.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 6 Dec. 2025
Five of those makes (on five shots) came from Minott, who hit two threes and threw down a pair of dunks off feeds from Pritchard and Brown.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
San Francisco countered every punch the Gophers threw down the stretch to claim a 77-65 Power Four nonconference victory at a neutral site.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 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 10 Dec. 2025.
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