throw up
verb
threw up; thrown up; throwing up; throws up
Phrases
throw up one's hands
: to admit defeat
in the end throws up his hands in despair—
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Examples of throw up in a Sentence
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty “Welcome” sign
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That’s why experts ranging from Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs to tech VCs like Sequoia Capital have been throwing up yellow caution flags around the AI industry — and why investors seem to have begun heeding them.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 6 Aug. 2024
Your Airbnb guests throw up in someone else’s hot tub, then run away.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
In a joint Instagram post shared between Lovato and Grupo Firme, the Grammy nominee posed beside Caz, who flashed a wide smile and threw up a peace sign.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
All of that could now be thrown up in the air by his death.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 31 July 2024
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Bryan Walsh, Vox, 6 Aug. 2024
Your Airbnb guests throw up in someone else’s hot tub, then run away.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
In a joint Instagram post shared between Lovato and Grupo Firme, the Grammy nominee posed beside Caz, who flashed a wide smile and threw up a peace sign.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
All of that could now be thrown up in the air by his death.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 31 July 2024
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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20up. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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