How to Use throw out in a Sentence

throw out

verb
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  • Zavala was thrown out at the plate for the first out of the inning.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • The newspaper group sought to have the case thrown out.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Cole said Chris Gwynn will throw out the first pitch in the Feb. 23 game against Missouri.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Add the bag or container to the household trash to be thrown out.
    — Anthea Levi, Health, 9 June 2024
  • Step one: Try to convince the presiding judge to throw out the loss.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 July 2024
  • But the upside is that this hand warmer throws out plenty of heat.
    — Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Gimenez, after being thrown out in the sixth, stole second (29th) in the eighth.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • With all that scary stuff in mind, make sure to throw out any of the products above ASAP.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Judges did that in the first two Chapter 11 filings by the LTL unit, but those cases were thrown out.
    — Jef Feeley, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Some say the custom derives from the Venetians, who on New Year's Day used to throw out all of their old items.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Outfielder Evan Carter has been on base more than half the time he’s come to the plate, thrown out a runner and stolen a pair of bases.
    — Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Han was thrown out at the plate for the inning’s second out on a double-steal attempt.
    — Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
  • Standing almost on the outfield grass, Cash threw out the runner just in time to extend the game.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
  • Case’s journey through courts The case has bounced around in the federal courts for years, been thrown out and revived.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Gavin Lux struck out and that runner, Andy Pages, was thrown out trying to get to third on a ground ball to shortstop.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
  • It probably got reused, torn up, thrown out, who knows?
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Dhar jokingly threw out the suggestion of putting a hologram on stage, and the idea stuck.
    — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • They get thrown out on the street, abused and allowed to have unwanted litters.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
  • Some nebulae come from the gas and dust that is thrown out by the explosion of a dying star.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Dozens of good jokes would get thrown out just because one of them had mumbled the line through a mouthful of bacon.
    — Time, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Questions, nay, demands of winter’s demise have even been thrown out into the ether of late.
    — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In short, the judge said there's insufficient evidence now to throw out the case.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The court unanimously said that the pair did not have standing, and their challenge was thrown out.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 June 2023
  • Trump's attorneys, in their own summary judgment bid, had asked the judge to throw out the case.
    — Michael R. Sisak The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Both charges were thrown out because of lack of evidence that the device was turned on and playing video.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Smith even throws out the idea of starting a game of monopoly at bedtime, without Dad’s buy-in.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Soler tried to advance on Wade’s grounder to shortstop but was thrown out at third by Rojas.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
  • Nevin tagged first, then threw out Lipscomb attempting to reach third.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • He is set to be sentenced on Sept. 18 if his pending effort to get the conviction thrown out fails.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
  • The defense filed its fourth motion to throw out the case last week on the grounds that the state failed to turn over evidence to the defense in a timely manner.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 June 2024

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