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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In one Georgia town, local officials cut the water and sewage to the warehouse and threw down legal roadblocks.
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Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Eighteen months on, Tuchel had effectively thrown down a challenge to these same players in his media activity on Monday at Tottenham’s training ground.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
As West Ranch catcher Kara Carnes threw down, Simi Valley shortstop Hayden Chang ran towards home to go up 1-0.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Maureen Bannon, a former Army officer who served in Iraq and who happens to be Steve Bannon’s daughter, agrees to throw down.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
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Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Eighteen months on, Tuchel had effectively thrown down a challenge to these same players in his media activity on Monday at Tottenham’s training ground.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
As West Ranch catcher Kara Carnes threw down, Simi Valley shortstop Hayden Chang ran towards home to go up 1-0.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Maureen Bannon, a former Army officer who served in Iraq and who happens to be Steve Bannon’s daughter, agrees to throw down.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for throw down
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20down. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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