How to Use throw down in a Sentence

throw down

verb
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  • Ware was a force around the rim, as the 7-footer threw down six dunks in the win.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024
  • Run or not run, Brohm wants his QB to throw down field.
    — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2021
  • What the Panthers want to see in Young’s second game are more throws down the field.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 17 Sep. 2023
  • But Hall threw down a dunk and then finished strong through for a three-point play.
    — Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The creators trained staff there on the new game and then watched with pride as players lined up to throw down their chips.
    — Sam Tabachnik, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The highlight was a drive and jam, throwing down on 6-9 Oliver Nkamhoua.
    — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Do a bit of weed eating, mow a nice pattern into the lawn and throw down a bit of mulch to keep the weeds at bay?
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022
  • Enlarge / Players will be able to throw down a few bucks to get the Python Mk 2 starting next month.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2024
  • This is Round 8 of a monthly throw down of funny people, with Oops!
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2024
  • Receivers dropped throws slightly behind them on a slant route, swing pass and thrown down the seam.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Beginning in at least the 1970s, the sea wall here had started to fail, and the Coast Guard threw down debris as a defense against the ocean.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • Some even offer me modest sums of money to throw down my top 10 list.
    — Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • During the second quarter, Williams drove toward the basket and threw down a dunk of his own.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Williams’ team ended up winning the G League Up Next title, throwing down a few flashy dunks along the way.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Palm Beach County celebs will throw down with their culinary skills for the judges and audience.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
  • Prince missed the layup, but Davis gobbled up the offensive rebound and threw down a two-handed dunk.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • If Berman throws down against Iowa, the structural integrity of Legacy Arena’s roof will be put to the test.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 16 Mar. 2023
  • There were stories about people -- Kent being thrown down a well.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 31 May 2023
  • After all, that’s his comfort zone — floating with his head above the rim, one arm cocked to throw down a vicious dunk.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Jordan Poole drove straight into the heart of the Memphis Grizzlies’ defense and tried to throw down a dunk with 6:23 left in the first quarter.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Have enough players to throw down a great game of Uno at literally any time.
    — Audrey Burges, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • That means a player could throw down a $5 bet on Pittsburgh to beat West Virginia on Thursday night.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Brooks had his offense going, scoring from the perimeter and throwing down a couple of dunks in the game.
    — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Books do that, are supposed to do that: a napkin thrown down on the table as a chair was shoved back, a prelude to walking out.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The Cardinals threw down an alley-oop's worth of it Wednesday.
    — The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The Bulldogs cut the deficit to two with 38 seconds left, when Achor Achor, who had been cramping late, threw down a thunderous dunk.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Stolevski is in no hurry to throw down all his cards at once, however, and the film is not for the impatient.
    — Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Zendaya and Tom Holland are throwing down on the basketball court for a good cause!
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Johnson had a lot more time to survey the defense and throw down the field compared to his counterpart during the first two games.
    — Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • With his latest portrayal of what happened in the Harris debate in front of 67 million TV viewers this week, Trump once again has thrown down the gauntlet to challenge the fact-checkers and the commentators alike.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024

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