Flung

Examples

• You ought not to have come today, she said in an altered voice; and suddenly she turned, flung her arms about him and pressed her lips to his. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• When the nobleman and his secretary had left, my friend flung himself at once with characteristic eagerness into the investigation. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• And he struck the Peer twice over the face with his open hand and flung him bleeding to the ground. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• With a sense of relief he entered the library and flung himself down in his armchair. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The post-boys wondered at the fees he flung amongst them. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• When the Demarch ended, he raised his head with a bitter smile on his pallid face, and flung out his hand threateningly towards the speaker. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Miss Bart shrank from it slightly, and then flung herself into precipitate explanations. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Venn, thoroughly weary, then shut his door and flung himself down to sleep. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• He returned to France after Sedan, and flung himself into the stormy politics of the defeated nation with great fire and vigour. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• His face, already paler than usual, took on a scowl as he walked across the room and flung himself into a chair. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Relieving him of his trappings, which I flung down beside him, we left the poor fellow to his fate, and pushed on with the one thoat as best we could. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• All hope flung overboard! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• With these words the noble fellow unbuckled his scabbard and flung his sword upon the ground before me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• She flung up her head scornfully, looked him full in the face, and said, Well, suppose he is fond of me. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Then the poor old gentleman revealed the whole truth to her--that his son was still paying the annuity, which his own imprudence had flung away. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Caliphronas, with a sudden outburst of rage, tore the flower from his breast, flung it on the pavement, and walked out of the court without a word. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Christian turned and flung himself on the ferns in a convulsion of remorse, O, what shall I do with my wretched self? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I felt Mr. Rochester start and shudder; he hastily flung his arms round me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• So I asked her why, and for answer she flung me a back-hander across the face. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• If you flung a man's body down there, where would it be to-morrow morning? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Mr. Rochester flung me behind him: the lunatic sprang and grappled his throat viciously, and laid her teeth to his cheek: they struggled. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Archer read the letter over two or three times; then he flung it down and burst out laughing. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The knife and fork, so contemptuously flung aside a month before, Tarzan now manipulated as exquisitely as did the polished D'Arnot. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• It was impossible to hush her; and it was deadly necessary to hold her, or she would have flung herself down the shaft. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• He felt himself flung back on all the ugly uncertainties from which he thought he had cast loose forever. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He had rushed down the stairs and flung across the street in a minute--the yellow postilion was cracking his whip gently. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• When Thomasin was tremblingly engaged in signing her name Wildeve had flung towards Eustacia a glance that said plainly, I have punished you now. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• She flung it into the fire, with a force that brought some of the glowing coals whirling out into the room. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Betsy Horrocks, quite daunted, flung herself down on her knees, bursting into tears. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She had flung into the lake a bag containing some curious contents. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

Typist: Weldon