throw dirt
Frequency: 6.35.8 per million words
to propel soil or earth through the air
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Examples (10)
- The children were laughing as they threw dirt in the playground.
- My dog loves to throw dirt with his paws when he's digging a hole.
- After placing the seed, he gently threw some dirt over it.
- The excavator powerfully threw dirt into the back of the truck.
- Frustrated, the driver got out and threw dirt at his stuck tire.
- As part of the tradition, each mourner threw a handful of dirt into the grave.
- Please don't throw dirt on the clean patio.
- In a fit of rage, she threw a clump of dirt at his retreating figure.
- The speeding car's tires threw dirt all over my clean clothes.
- When we were kids, we used to build forts and throw dirt clods for fun.