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The phrase "a throw at" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is attempting to hit or reach a target, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "He took a throw at the championship title, but fell short in the final match."
Alternatives: "an attempt at" or "a shot at".
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Reyes promptly bunted down the third-base line and never even drew a throw at first.
Killebrew, stretching for a throw at first base, tore a hamstring and missed two months.
But sharp fielding and a throw at the stumps saves a run.
Washington trailed, 6-4, headintointhetheighthth, but Miami reliever Mike Dunn gave up six runs, all unearned, after he dropped a throw at first base.
Montreal added another run when third baseman Ty Wigginton could not handle a grounder to his left and Piazza dropped a throw at home plate for an error.
He has only four interceptions this year because quarterbacks would rather waste a throw at a water cooler than test him.
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Do you: a) Throw salt at her; b) Climb a tree; c) Throw Faerie beetles at her.
(a) Throw money at them until they go away.
There wasn't a stone or a stick to throw at it.
That's a horrifying image to throw at a little kid.
Cases include a brick thrown at a Belfast synagogue and "baby murderers" shouted at a synagogue in Liverpool.
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