A cart had stopped at the end of the field, and by the pale light from the stars she could dimly see the form of a man or woman throwing out baskets to two others, who carried them into the field.
Oh, grandpapa," cried Perrine, throwingher arms about his neck.
Throwing herself down in the ditch, she laid flat on her stomach, covering her mouth and her eyes with her two small hands.
A one-armed man with a shaggy beard was sorting out rags and throwing them into the baskets around him.
He'd better not be with me," said the small boy, putting himself in a position to fight and throwing his head back.
Then he went away, a little warm, but not at all astonished, eating melons, and throwing the rind about, because he could not pick it up.
The poor lady wiped away a tear; Diana rose quickly, and throwing her arms tenderly round her mother-- "A secret?
The party broke up, and the four men, throwing their rifles on their shoulders, began making active preparations for the encampment.
Mechanically the two men stopped, and gazed at the grand landscape extended at their feet, in the immediate foreground of which frowned Fort Mackenzie, throwing its gloomy shadow far across the prairie.
The Indians rushed about in every direction, throwingtorches on the roofs, which immediately caught fire.
This first enceinte finished, he dug behind it a trench about eight feet wide and fifteen deep, throwing up the earth on the edge, so as to form a second line of defence.
The streets are very wide, and I think when filled with houses it will be a fine place; but what spoils the appearance now is, the number of wooden buildings they are throwing up, as they cannot get workmen for others.
Throwing all the least necessary things away, we made one load for the remaining camel (Rajah), and each of us carried a swag of about twenty-five pounds.
Bart's answer was to gather himself up and leap, with the result that he just reached the edge of the rock, and throwing himself forward managed to hold on, and then scramble up in safety.
Bart forbade this, however, and the man contented himself with going a little closer, and throwing a heavy block in a part where they had not thrown before.
As he spoke, he now broke the stick in two, throwing away part, and holding the remainder up against the Indian's wounded arm.
That was Bart's opportunity, and throwing himself upon his breast, and steadying his rifle upon a piece of rock, he fired again, making the foremost bear utter a savage growl and begin tearing furiously at its flank.
The spot had really lost much of its beauty through the habit most people had formed of throwing aside all sorts of rubbish.
That would catch the eye from afar, and thus call attention to the fact that receptacles were provided for all trash, so that there need no longer be any excuse for throwing things around promiscuously.
I promise you that a committee will call at once on the mayor, and get him to issue a proclamation warning everybody that from now on any one caught throwing waste upon the public streets will be immediately arrested and heavily fined.
They might actually be compelled to take three steps to deposit a newspaper wrapper in a receptacle, instead of throwing it on the ground as at present to blow where it listed.
Will you shake hands and forgive me for throwing you into the river?
Many mill-owners closed their factories at once, thus throwing hundreds of workmen who had families dependent upon them out of employment.
His respect for the characters composing this Society could not blind him to the danger & impropriety of throwing such a power into their hands.
After spending four or five months in the laborious & arduous task of forming a Government for our Country, we are ourselves at the close throwing insuperable obstacles in the way of its success.
Body in cases of vacancy might have an interest in throwing dilatory obstacles in the way, if its separate concurrence should be required.
Beneath it is a brazier on which I am throwing incense.
He looked at her with ferocity, grappled a moment in his pocket; then ran to the window, and throwing the sash violently up, thrust himself as far as he could without falling, into the open air.
I imitated the action of a citizen smoking, knocking off andthrowing away a cigar.
I rushed to the door of my tent and saw a troop of very large monkeys trotting along, pursued by the men, who were throwing stones at them.
The rest fled, throwing away their weapons, of which quite a bundle was brought into camp.
The practice with shell was very fair, the little guns throwing the shell, which are nearly half their own length, with great precision, at 2000 yards.
In two minutes and a half from the first bugle, the 4th were drawn up in close order in front of their lines, and being joined by the Beloochees, marched off, throwing out skirmishers before them.
There was no sauve qui peut, no throwing away of arms, as there would have been under similar desperate circumstances by European troops.
She looked at him sweetly and said: 'Canst thou show me the feat of spear-throwing in this Hall, or shall we wend outside presently that I may see thee throw?
Said the young man: 'Where are there lords in the dale, Kettel, or hast thou made some thyself, that thou must be always throwing them in my teeth?
Nearly sunset again, and the South Mountain is throwing its dark shadow clear across the Monocacy.
Throwing over his shoulders the cape of his army overcoat, Major Abbot hastens from his room in the direction of the little gallery or veranda at the side of the house.
But I don't see throwing away her money without her knowing all about it any the more.
It was imperative that Victor Heron should lose no time inthrowing himself upon the vacant borough.
Teleki could endure the sight no more; he fled into his tent, and, throwing himself on his camp-bedstead, wept like a child.
Azrael kept plucking the yellow leaves off her dear plant and throwing them through the window, beckoned to the Pasha to sit down beside her, and tapping him on the shoulder, began to tick off the events on her pretty fingers.
We are robbers," thereupon exclaimed the one interrogated, throwing aside the fold of his cloak, beneath which could be seen a belt crammed with daggers and pistols.
Hassan confirmed the words of the damsel by throwing his arm round her shoulders and drawing her towards him.
The salutation of her once favorite pony was too much for the warm-hearted girl, and she burst into tears as she returned the animal's love for her by throwing her arms around his neck.
Gradually the panther crawled backward until at the right distance for a spring; then throwing all his weight upon his hinder parts to increase his power, he darted upon the bear like lightning and forced his claws into her back.
Fish were abundant and could be taken in almost any one of the lakes, by throwing out a line.
I took advantage of the down grades to get a little rest by throwing myself flat upon the toboggan, dismounting as soon as the up grades were reached.
Like rabbits, they burrow in the ground, throwing out heaps of earth, and often large stones, which remain at the mouth of their holes.
By throwing up levees, as is done upon the Atlantic coast, most of these fine lands might be cultivated.
Winston was waist deep in the surf, throwing his shoulder against the line attached to the bow of the Defiance.
She watched the tip flicker in the wind, throwing a pattern of light and shadow across his long cheek, highlighting the three small parallel scars.
An instant later the pile of burning logs suddenly crackled and sputtered, throwing a shower of sparks.
The sun was almost gone now, throwing its last, long shadows through the open thatchwork of the curing-house walls, laying a pattern against the hard earthen floor.
And throwing off her cloak and hat, she flung them on the sofa, and began hurriedly to undo the front of her dress, for, by one of those reactions so frequent in her malady, the blood rushed to her head and stifled her.
Throwing her arms round my neck, she said to me: "Have you seen Prudence?
Chapter 21 "At last you have come," she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
Throwing one glance back over his shoulder he came tottering forward to meet us.
I thank you, Prince," he said, "for throwing away the mask.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "throwing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: archery; casting; firing; gunnery; musketry; pitching; projection; shooting
