Sentence examples for hurl back from inspiring English sources

"hurl back" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiomatic phrase which means to throw or push something back suddenly and forcefully. Example sentence: He hurled the ball back at the pitcher with all his might.

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Some broke ranks to hurl back rocks that the students had thrown at them.

At supper, they hurl back double vodkas and make reeling-drunk speeches in praise of the furnishings.

And if, from time to time, they call me pirata, it's in the expectation that I'll hurl back something equally thorny in return.

The easy slope allowed William's knights an open approach, against which Harold relied on the close "shield wall" formation of his trained troops to hurl back and dishearten the enemy.

Abandoning any attempt to avoid violence, thousands of anti-Mubarak protesters used scraps of steel to rip up the pavement into pieces, carrying them in milk crates and scarves to hurl back at their attackers.

The brilliant Volodos eschewed a piano stool for a plain, four-legged chair, occasionally lolling back in it to enjoy the Gewandhaus sound, revelling in this collaborative performance, tossing themes at the orchestra in the scherzo for them to hurl back – a thrilling, playful moment in the midst of a monumental performance.

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Expletive-laced challenges were hurled back and forth.

Woodhull responded to critics of her morals by hurling back charges of her own.

Immigrants: find a job within six months or be hurled back from whence you came.

As we landed tail first, we were hurled back into our seats, then plunged forwards.

The enemy was hurled back by the retreating British and French troops.

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