throw up
verb
threw up; thrown up; throwing up; throws up
Phrases
throw up one's hands
: to admit defeat
in the end throws up his hands in despair—
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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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During an interrogation, she is ordered to write things down, only to throw up all over the papers.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Poole sees bureaucratic red tape, Burnett said, and will still try to do the work when another employee might just throw up their hands.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Business aside, the festival is getting high marks from the critics, with the competition lineup already throwing up multiple Palme d’Or contenders.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Case in point: While flying back home to New York after visiting her sister in Los Angeles, her son threw up for the first time in his life—in the middle of a flight.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
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Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Poole sees bureaucratic red tape, Burnett said, and will still try to do the work when another employee might just throw up their hands.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Business aside, the festival is getting high marks from the critics, with the competition lineup already throwing up multiple Palme d’Or contenders.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Case in point: While flying back home to New York after visiting her sister in Los Angeles, her son threw up for the first time in his life—in the middle of a flight.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for throw up
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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20up. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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