thrown
caused to fall to the ground
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,135 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,210 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- caused to fall to the ground the thrown rider got back on his horsea thrown wrestler
- twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread also: thrown and twisted thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn
thrown in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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In vain have I thrown myself at his feet.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Katherine had thrown a cloak over her graceful figure.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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A worn saddle cloth was "thrown in" for good measure.
The High School Boys' Canoe Club · H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock · Chapter 1
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A tap at the pane, as of a pebble thrown against it, roused her from her revery.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1