throw up
verb
threw up; thrown up; throwing up; throws up
1
: vomit
2
: to raise quickly
3
: to build hurriedly
new houses thrown up almost overnight
5
: to bring forth : produce
6
: to make distinct especially by contrast : cause to stand out
7
: to mention repeatedly by way of reproach
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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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It’s played on a pitch that has already thrown up several surprises this summer.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Wimbledon begins again Monday in London, and the men’s and women’s singles brackets have thrown up some blockbuster first-round matches.
—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.
—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Wimbledon begins again Monday in London, and the men’s and women’s singles brackets have thrown up some blockbuster first-round matches.
—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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