throw down
verb
threw down; thrown down; throwing down; throws down
Examples of throw down in a Sentence
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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During that final shift, Kornet notched yet another block — this one on a Josh Hart 3-point attempt — and threw down a reverse alley-oop dunk off a lob from Jaylen Brown.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Pete Crow-Armstrong was 9 when his father Matt threw down the gauntlet.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But Aaron Nesmith threw down a dunk, and Donovan Mitchell was called for an offensive foul two seconds later.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Over the past four seasons, the league-wide meatball rate is 7.4 percent, meaning one out of every 13.5 pitches gets thrown down the middle.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Pete Crow-Armstrong was 9 when his father Matt threw down the gauntlet.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But Aaron Nesmith threw down a dunk, and Donovan Mitchell was called for an offensive foul two seconds later.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Over the past four seasons, the league-wide meatball rate is 7.4 percent, meaning one out of every 13.5 pitches gets thrown down the middle.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for throw down
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20down. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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