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  • He had good leaping ability as well as speed, and he knocked down a few well-thrown balls.

    Red Zone Tiki Barber 2010

  • Several times, wide-open receivers dropped well-thrown passes.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • Unlike cards or a roulette wheel, well-thrown dice reward most everyone on the rail, yielding a collective yawp that drowns out the slots.

    Craps-Shooting McCain vs. Poker-Playing Obama: What Do Gambling Habits Say About Each Candidate? | Disinformation 2008

  • We did return with early cress and wild onion, and Gaby surprised himself by bringing down a wild wherry with a well-thrown lance.

    Artichoke Christian Bell 2010

  • He had good leaping ability as well as speed, and he knocked down a few well-thrown balls.

    Red Zone Tiki Barber 2010

  • The question was sometimes followed by a well-thrown boot.

    Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010

  • The question was sometimes followed by a well-thrown boot.

    Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010

  • He had good leaping ability as well as speed, and he knocked down a few well-thrown balls.

    Red Zone Tiki Barber 2010

  • This detail struck against the back of her hand like the well-thrown force of a perfect ice-ball.

    Faithless 2009

  • They're both dense fields - but Undead or Alive skips merrily over their surfaces with the breezy glancing bounces of a well-thrown stone over a river.

    GreenCine Daily: SXSW, 3/19. 2007

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