Sentence examples for fire threw from inspiring English sources

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We set public property on fire, threw stones at people's cars, there were no [police] forces near us to be hit by our stones.

We dug a large sandpit, covered it with hardwood, lit a fire, threw in wild garlic and lime leaves, and roasted the fish until it was tender.

The flickering fire threw tigerlike stripes of light across their faces, but as he gripped his knife, trembling, Pereda felt that Argentina's shame or the shame of Latin America had turned them into tame cats.

Fans flipped cars and set them on fire, threw beer bottles at police and created a general scene of mayhem.

The stories themselves were also innovative: they emphasized the ordinary lives of ordinary children—"these children climbed trees, played with fire, threw cricket bats at sheep and begged in the streets".

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These kids need to get thrown to the fire, thrown to the wolves.

The Americans opened fire, throwing cascades of water into the air but not, apparently, striking any of the men.

An army spokeswoman said that "thousands of rioters took part in a violent and illegal riot, shooting live fire, throwing Molotov cocktails and rolling burning tires at soldiers".

Tonight the city resembles one vast shambles with the red glare of the fire throwing shadows across the worn and panic-stricken faces of the homeless.

Then "Shouting Fire" throws in the case of Chase Harper, a San Diego student who wore a "Homosexuality Is Shameful" T-shirt to school.

Speaking of which, I've always thought that Batman hired Robin simply to draw fire: throwing a teenage boy a bright yellow cape and telling him to run through a darkened warehouse full of goons.

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