What is "threw out"

Usage examples of "threw out".

They threw out pickets to all the approaches to their headquarters, and provided otherwise against surprise.

The sky was jammed with stars competing for space, big and little, red and blue and pure white, and a spinning pair that threw out a spiral of red gas.

The sky was jammed with stars competing for space, big apd little, red and blue and pure white, and a spinning pair that threw out a spiral of red gas.

They were a kind of tunny, with bluish-black backs, and silvery breastplates, whose dorsal fins threw out sparkles of gold.

Du Barry threw out her fish-wifely epithets with ineffable tenderness.

The doctor threw out his anchors and made fast to the top of a high tree.

Festian replied, with none of the rancor he felt when Mathian or Haladhan threw out one of their arrogant questions, and Kelthys nodded.

Bently tumbled forward, and, in doing so, threw out an arm wildly to save himself.

Some, in fact, I threw out bodily, only stopping to talk about it afterward .

He threw out biting remarks on Lydgate's tricks, worthy only of a quack, to get himself a factitious reputation with credulous people.

Bearwarden threw out the brandy peaches on the ground, exclaiming that it was a shame to lose such good preserves, and they proceeded on their walk.

Pursy and important, he sat him down at the table, and many a dark word he threw out of benefits to be expected to the convent, and high deeds of service done by himself, which at another season would have attracted observation.

She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.

Abram threw out his arms, then let them hang along his sides, looking at the figure hiding behind the mattress.

Butterbumps bowed low, let loose of an enormous belch, then straightened, threw out his belly, and bellowed.