How to Use throw up in a Sentence

throw up

verb
  • But the show throws up its hands at the end of the episode.
    Richard Lawson, HWD, 30 May 2018
  • All of that could now be thrown up in the air by his death.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 31 July 2024
  • One of them, Trevor, has to get up in the middle of the meal to throw up.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 May 2025
  • This is what can be thrown up in a short amount of time.
    Steve Patterson, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • That is a lot of names to throw up on a screen and say what about them?
    Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2018
  • And just like that, Blakney threw up his hand: Strike 1.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Hence the need to throw up, to rid the stomach of any toxins.
    The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Had a guy throw up right in front of my well on the other side of the bar.
    Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2018
  • The shadow thrown up the wall of a Nepalese drinking den.
    Simon Ingram, Town & Country, 30 June 2023
  • My cat heaves for a minute straight, but does not throw up.
    Ingrid Ostby, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In one footnote, Lewis seems to throw up his hands at the prospect.
    Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • There is a part of us that just wants to throw up our hands, and in the words of the Psalmist cry: How long?
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Here’s a rule book [throws up his arm] — out the window.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Now, may the best team win (and may their fans not throw up in the parking lot).
    Paula Forbes, GQ, 4 Feb. 2018
  • The other guy was passed out on the floor, throwing up.
    Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Over and over again, Waddell would go to the bathroom and throw up at the same time.
    Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 22 June 2021
  • At the last second, Simmons threw up a 10, which would've made the score 34.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
  • My body is not going to be made to throw up so much weight.
    Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Others, though, throw up their hands and just pay to get the whole thing done and out of their hair.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022
  • This wasn’t the moment to throw up our hands in defeat, though.
    Emily Farra, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2020
  • In the back seat, Wafa Almaktari tries not to throw up.
    Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021
  • But, lovers of the outdoors and long days don’t have to throw up their arms in defeat.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • There was the crazy stomach bug that left her throwing up on the golf course.
    Beth Ann Nichols, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2020
  • Wu and other leaders of the progressive ilk are determined to throw up as many roadblocks as possible.
    Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The actress threw up a peace sign for the camera while Ramirez smiled with his arm around Alba's waist.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Sometimes football throws up these bizarre twists of fate.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The drunk boys urinated on the property, threw up in the backyard and stumbled and fell on the patio, the documents state.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Burd, who hates pickles, was hesitant to eat it and felt like throwing up.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Burd was hesitant and felt like throwing up.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • At one point, Caleb Flynn was seen throwing up in the front yard of his home.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026

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