Sentence examples for were thrown at from inspiring English sources

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were thrown at

verb

To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

  • Throw a shoe

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Stones were thrown at them.

Verbal punches were thrown at him from all angles.

Bananas were thrown at great players like John Barnes.

In the middle of another night, rocks were thrown at his in-laws' house.

Smoke bombs, traffic cones and missiles were thrown at officers blocking the way, armed with batons.

In 2009, bananas were thrown at him in a bar in Rome.

During this confrontation a number of missiles were thrown at officers, including one reported 'petrol bomb'.

In the fourth attack, two bottles were thrown at the house on 170th Street.

Plastic and glass bottles, and a dinner plate, were thrown at police.

At a rally in Yola in late January they were thrown at him.

The Israelis said troops opened fire after rocks were thrown at them.

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