toss back
phrasal verb
tossed back; tossing back; tosses back
informal
: to drink (something) quickly
He tossed back a shot of whiskey.
Examples of toss back in a Sentence
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Victoria Ratliff, played by actress Parker Posey, is seen tossing back a pill or two at all hours of the day.
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Sticks of dynamite are tossed back and forth, Jerry uses a brassiere as a parachute, and the score offers an enjoyable mix of patriotic anthems.
69.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Landry Shamet, who has played well as of late, was tossed back into the rotation once Anunoby went down.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Most Americans wake up before the sun rises every morning, toss back a cup of coffee and bust their tails for the next 45 years.
—Bob Stonebrook, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
But the ball that was deposited into the seats found itself back on the field in a flash, as one Yankees fan decided to go with the age-old tradition of tossing back an away player’s home run.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
Emiliano was like a patient older brother, baiting a kid-sized reel for the stocked pond and showing our junior angler how to reel in (and toss back) his slippery catch.
—Carley Thornell, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
His friend Aner Shapiro, 22, was able to toss back seven grenades before the eighth killed him.
—Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Wandering to Poland in the dark forest, they are rounded up and literally tossed back and forth between the borders.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Sticks of dynamite are tossed back and forth, Jerry uses a brassiere as a parachute, and the score offers an enjoyable mix of patriotic anthems.
69.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Landry Shamet, who has played well as of late, was tossed back into the rotation once Anunoby went down.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Most Americans wake up before the sun rises every morning, toss back a cup of coffee and bust their tails for the next 45 years.
—Bob Stonebrook, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
But the ball that was deposited into the seats found itself back on the field in a flash, as one Yankees fan decided to go with the age-old tradition of tossing back an away player’s home run.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
Emiliano was like a patient older brother, baiting a kid-sized reel for the stocked pond and showing our junior angler how to reel in (and toss back) his slippery catch.
—Carley Thornell, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
His friend Aner Shapiro, 22, was able to toss back seven grenades before the eighth killed him.
—Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Wandering to Poland in the dark forest, they are rounded up and literally tossed back and forth between the borders.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
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“Toss back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20back. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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