Sentence examples for thrown not to from inspiring English sources

Many parties are thrown not to please the guests but to flatter the host.

Walker told the police that he and Chesser argued and "basically wrestled on the floor, with some punches thrown not to be harmful".

Your teammate sees you open and throws not to where you are, but to where you will be, but only if you sprint.

Long throw not quite up to Rory Delap's standard.

Some ticket buyers are going to be exhilarated by the act-to-act shifts, just as others will be thrown -- not to mention that the thick accents will go down smoothly with many but may confound just as many others.

"To a certain extent, he was doubting he could pitch up there -- when to throw it, when not to throw it," Niekro said.

Every single year, I have the same internal battle--to throw a party or not to throw a party.

However, our innate throwing prowess is not to be abused.

In the rock throwing example above, we assumed that Billy decided not to throw when he saw Suzy throwing.

Not to throw, but to block the other team's throws.

"I've decided not to throw up".