He is so afflicted at her death, that he throws himself into the sea, and is transformed into a didapper.
In despair, she throws herself into the sea, and follows his fleet.
In revenge, she poisons the fountain where the Nymph is wont to bathe, and communicates to her a hideous form; which is so insupportable to Scylla, that she throws herself into the sea, and is transformed into a rock.
Pygmalion, shocked by the dissolute lives of the Propœtides, throws off all fondness for the female sex, and resolves on leading a life of perpetual celibacy.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus has an interesting passage relative to Numa, which throws some light upon his alleged intercourse with the Nymph Egeria.
Then, at length, the descendant of Neptune throws one of the three products of the tree.
Impelled over this, with his breast upwards, Achilles throws Cygnus with great violence, and dashes him[16] to the earth.
And, as he has assumed newformed wings on his shoulders, he flies aloft, and again he throws his body in the waves: his feathers break the fall.
Or have you two characters, one that you palm off upon me, and another, your natural one, that you resume when you get out of the room, like an actress who throws aside her artificial part behind the scenes?
I am afraid she is little better off herself; nor do I see what is to become of her, unless she throws off the mask at once, and RUNS A-MUCK at infamy.
It throws a column over two hundred feet high, and while quiet at times for years, occasionally bursts forth, though having no fixed period.
The Fountain Geyser throws a broad low stream of many interlacing jets every two to three hours, lasting about fifteen minutes.
The great Excelsior Geyser is a fountain of enormous power but uncertain periods, which when at work throws out such immense amounts of water as to double the flow of the river.
But the haughty historian throws no light on one difficulty--namely, the circumstances which led to the Christians being thus singled out.
She throws her arms round her aunt's neck; and, Miss Priscilla clasping her in turn, somehow in one moment the crime is condoned, and youth and age are met in a fond embrace.
There is joy and a sense of heroism in this thought; and she throws up her small head defiantly, and puts out one foot with quite a martial air, as it comes to her.
She throws her arms, as she speaks, around Miss Penelope's neck, and nearly strangles that dear old lady in her remorseful agitation, to say nothing of the deadly havoc she makes of her frills and laces.
At this the young man at her feet smiles openly and presses his face unperceived against her gown; but Rossmoyne throws up his head and glances with a coldly displeased expression into the vague distance.
With an oath Brian rushes to the window, tears open the shutters, throws up the sash, and jumps down into the garden, followed by Kelly and the Squire.
It is my duty; I suppose I must go through with it," says poor Miss Priscilla, sighing; and then she throws wide the window and calls to Terence to come to her.
He throws up his head, with the action of one determined to fight to the death.
She throws off her hat, and ruffles up all her pretty pale gold hair with impatient fingers.
She stands well back from him this time, and, catching up the tail of her white gown, throws it negligently over her arm.
Then she throws wide the sash, and calls aloud to the culprit,-- "Terence!
I tell you that he's the master here, he opens or closes the door as he pleases, and holds us all between his fingers like a pinch of dust which onethrows to the wind!
Even science, remember, is accused of bankruptcy, a charge which saves the Syllabus from ridicule, troubles the minds of men, and throws the limitless sphere of mystery and impossibility open once more.
The man of genius sums up his period; at a given hour he throws forth all the sap of the social soil, which afterwards remains exhausted often for centuries.
Forces his way to Martha, and throws his arm around her.
Phoebe steals up to her and throws her arms around her.
Widow Hutchins approaches Ann hesitatingly, and throws the cape over her shoulders.
Then he unfastens his cloak and throws it off, emerging in complete modern evening dress.
He throws back his hood, showing the head of an intellectual-looking man, young but rather worn.
I find from some of the boys that he puts the greater part of the meat in his pocket, and, I suppose, throws it away.
Grand in its growth, but only to be found in a few places, is the Osmund or Royal Fern, which throws up a tall spike bearing the spores or seeds of the plant.
Prospero, by his magic, throws his daughter into a deep sleep so that he may carry on his plans without her knowledge.
The position is so perilous that the hearer throws himself at full length upon the ground, clinging to the shrubs around him and scarcely daring to glance upward at the sky.
Then his feelings in regard to the disease, which are health and strength, are daguerreotyped on the receptive plate of the patient, which also throws forth a shadow.
This also throws forth a shadow, and he sees the change, and continues to treat it in the same way.
Thus informed, and in the light of pervasive principle,-- “How far that little candle throwshis beams!
But I cannot forbear saying, that, to my mind, the Senator throws himself in the way of a humane undertaking, and practically abandons the claims of the oppressed race to which he and I both owe service.
It's a month now that you have been thinking of this marriage, and you must see that it throws some responsibility on me, for it was at my house you met this young Cavalcanti, whom I do not really know at all.
If the light throws shadows upon the track, is it properly focused?
No matter how smooth the sea is it seems to tumble down over some cliff under water and then come shooting up again, and it throws itself at the rocks and sends the spray up into the sky.
Bernel told me to tell you itthrows a little high.
A man who curses his fellow men, and then blesses God, is like one who professes the profoundest respect for his sovereign, while he insults the royal family, throws mud at the royal portraits, and ostentatiously disregards the royal wishes.
It throws light upon the growth of the popular conception of the Messiah.
But St. James nowhere throws doubt on the truth of the unprofitable believer's professions, or on the possibility of believing much and doing nothing.
It is a very strange thing, that by changing the terms a little one throws doubt upon what is, if properly understood, as clear as anything can be.
TÁNYA throws a lampshade, pencil and penwiper upon the table.
ANÍSYA (snatches the baby from him and throws it into the cellar).
Throws a parcel on the table and puts the others into her box.
He throws it into the widest national circulation he can find for it, and receives in exchange, what?
If the foreign exchanges of that nation are free, it is no longer into national, but into general circulation that each one throws his products, and from which he draws his returns.
It throws no light on the effects of Protection, nor on the Facility for Divorce in America, nor on Corruption in Public Life, nor on Canadian character, nor even on the Navy Bill.
The late candle throws its beams a great distance; and its rays make transparent much that seemed massy and important.
The officer mentions a curious circumstance whichthrows more light on that most interesting subject--the state of the mind in battle.
It is a psychological phenomenon of much interest for the light itthrows upon human nature in the ordeal of war.
ANNA comes out of the room on the left and throws herself at the KING'S feet, embracing his knees in despairing sorrow.
CLARA bursts into tears and throws herself into her arms.
She throws herself against the door, but it has been locked on the outside.
Certainly the contrast is remarkable; and it is one that throws a strong light upon the subject of this paper.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "throws" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
