Hurled

Examples

• Before I could overtake him he had sprung to the rail and hurled himself headforemost into the awful depths below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• So frantic were their efforts to escape from the unseen thing behind me that one of the braves was hurled headlong from the cliff to the rocks below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Concentrating my mind upon the massive lock I hurled the nine thought waves against it. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The ground, heaving convulsively, hurled every one to the ground, including Maurice and his band, who were just beyond the entrance of the tunnel. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• She did not care what unjust sarcasm might be hurled at her in reply. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Celia was inwardly frightened, and ready to run away, now she had hurled this light javelin. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I hurled it wide of the mark; it rolled clattering among the bushes into dell. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• As he dropped to the ground to force his way into the tree, the whole howling pack of hideous devils hurled themselves upon me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• There was a candle burning, but the man hastily drew it from the candlestick, and hurled it under the grate. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• His spear he had hurled at Kala and had not recovered; and, now that his bow and arrows were gone, he was defenseless except for a single knife. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• With one effort, I could have hurled him into the street beneath. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The poor Hospitaller was hurled from his saddle like a stone from a sling. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• But, with a final effort, as I sank weakly to my knees I hurled the nine thought waves at that awful thing before me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• For a moment Sabor hung half across the branch, while Tarzan mocked, and hurled twigs and branches at her unprotected face. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• In the climax of his exasperation he hurled an oath at the dog and a coarse epithet at his mistress. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Leaves and little branches were hurled about, and the thunder was getting nearer. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• At that instant Holmes sprang like a tiger on to the marksman's back, and hurled him flat upon his face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• They swaggered up and down the almost deserted pier, and hurled curses, obscenity, and stinging sarcasms at our crew. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• There was but a yard between the two mighty ships as the first grappling irons were hurled. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Then, with a gesture of desperation, he tore the mask from his face and hurled it upon the ground. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I hurled it out of the window, and it disappeared into the Thames. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• You, once high in my esteem, are hurled down; you, once intimate in my friendship, are cast out. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The key, having served its purpose, would be hurled away. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Holmes tore it open, and then with a bitter curse hurled it into the grate. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• On what forbidden grounds do they intrude, down what dread declivities are they hurled! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• But it was winter now, and months must elapse before we are hurled from our security. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• In the frenzy of his rage, he hurled the inkstand madly forward, and followed it up himself. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• While the reddleman was grasping the stakes Wildeve seized the dice and hurled them, box and all, into the darkness, uttering a fearful imprecation. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• He hurled a pineapple at the ancient enemy of his people. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The awful beasts bore down a hundred men by the mere weight of their great bodies as they hurled themselves into the thick of the fight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.

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