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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After a huge explosion during our Q1 pass, my Direct Connection team got it all back together for Q2, throwing down a 3.755 ET @327.11 MPH to put us in the provisional 3rd qualifying position, but banged the blower.
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Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
He was eventually forced to stop after a CHP officer threw down spike strips that disabled his truck.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Since Arnold Schwarzenegger threw down with an intergalactic alien super-hunter in the jungle back in 1987, the franchise has churned out a sci-fi action flick every so often to keep the Predators alive and kicking in pop culture.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Carlos Narváez then threw down to second before the confused Domínguez was thrown out at third for the final out of the inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
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Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
He was eventually forced to stop after a CHP officer threw down spike strips that disabled his truck.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Since Arnold Schwarzenegger threw down with an intergalactic alien super-hunter in the jungle back in 1987, the franchise has churned out a sci-fi action flick every so often to keep the Predators alive and kicking in pop culture.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Carlos Narváez then threw down to second before the confused Domínguez was thrown out at third for the final out of the inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20down. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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