1
: an act or instance of throwing a ball in: such as
a
: a throw made from the touchline in soccer to put the ball back in play after it has gone into touch
b
: a throw from an outfielder to the infield in baseball
c
: an inbounds pass in basketball
2
: something added as a bonus or supplement
threw in; thrown in; throwing in; throws in
1
: to add as a gratuity or supplement
2
: to introduce or interject in the course of something : contribute
they throw in some … sound effects on several songs—
Tom Phillips
Tom Phillips4
: engage
throw in the clutch
: to enter into association or partnership : join
agrees to throw in with a crooked ex-cop—Newsweek
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Examples of throw-in in a Sentence
Noun
anyone who buys a book today will get a bookmark as a throw-in
Recent Examples on the WebGeorge Ramsay, CNN, 30 June 2024
Assistant coach Gianni Vio is a specialist in set pieces — soccer parlance primarily encompassing free kicks and corner kicks but also throw-ins and goal kicks.
—Steven Goff, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Dramatic video posted on social media showed the tornado ripping roofs off houses and uprooting trees as debris was thrown in the air.
—Shawn Deng, Isaac Yee and Martha Zhou, CNN, 6 July 2024
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Noun
Then, enter Bellingham: after a throw-in into the box was headed on by Marc Guéhi, the Real Madrid midfielder – tipped to be one of the standout players of this tournament – showed his star quality with a wonderful bicycle kick.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 30 June 2024
Assistant coach Gianni Vio is a specialist in set pieces — soccer parlance primarily encompassing free kicks and corner kicks but also throw-ins and goal kicks.
—Steven Goff, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Verb
The defense, on the other hand, argued that Read was the victim of a law enforcement conspiracy to frame her, and that O’Keefe was actually beaten up inside Albert’s home and attacked by a dog before being thrown in the snow and left for dead.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Dramatic video posted on social media showed the tornado ripping roofs off houses and uprooting trees as debris was thrown in the air.
—Shawn Deng, Isaac Yee and Martha Zhou, CNN, 6 July 2024
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“Throw-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw-in. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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