How to Use fling in a Sentence

fling

1 of 2 verb
  • He flung his shoe across the room.
  • He leaned back and flung his leg over the arm of the chair.
  • She flung the door open and stormed into the room.
  • I flung back my head and laughed.
  • They flung their hats into the air.
  • He flung his arms around her.
  • She flung herself onto the couch.
  • She flung herself into his arms.
  • The back door flung open, then thwacked shut.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Bubela corralls a grounder and flings it to first for an out.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • So the right wing turned and flung the puck toward the goal.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Once our luggage went in and got flung open, there wasn’t room for much else.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2026
  • Ohio didn't fling the doors open for everything on the same day.
    — Jackie Borchardt, USA TODAY, 18 June 2020
  • No juice being flung across your counter and staining your clothes.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Hands are wrung together or flung wide.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But the painter had flung in two portraits at the last moment, no?
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This, in turn, flung away the star’s outer layers.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That pressure flings some of the hot gas outward in the form of a wind.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
  • Here gas falls into them, and some of it gets flung out along the black hole’s poles.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Jay says Tubbs will fling his own toys and fetch them if no one can stop and play.
    — Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2020
  • The bio-andy was flung off its feet, the light armor turning rigid.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • Doughty flung a shot from the left wall that Shesterkin could not see through the screen.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • They were flung into the lagoon.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Kids can deal with them, and perhaps fling them on their siblings – a bonus.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 10 May 2021
  • The poor sap flung the ball at you, and from then on, the show was yours — at least for one play.
    — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Bertuzzi was mobbed by his teammates at the glass and hats were flung onto the ice.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Djokovic flung his racket away, put his arms up and then knelt on the court, with his head bowed.
    — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Mora handles a short grounder and flings it to first for the second out.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Michael Ray tried to reenter the cab but was flung beneath the truck.
    — Dallas News, 22 May 2020
  • He was then tased in the back and flung to the ground in a headlock where the deputies piled on top of him.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023

fling

2 of 2 noun
  • She had a fling with her boss.
  • They had time for one last fling before going back to school.
  • Just have a fling—but tell me all about it!
    — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This has spring fling written all over it.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Her young fling wants to get to know her better.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
  • There was even a brief fling with an Arab guy there.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Moore says that at first listen, the song may sound like a spring break fling.
    — Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Ah, so much for just a vacation fling.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Think of investing as a long-term thing – not a short-term fling.
    — Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Joanna's approach is both a gilt trip and a fling with an old flame-stitch.
    — Cathy Whitlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2022
  • These two have finally convinced me this is more than a beach fling.
    — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Summer may be winding down but there’s still time to squeeze in one final fling.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In one episode, Watkins finds out a fling has a boot on her car, and a boo that’s about that life.
    — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Lance learns about the fling on the eve of his wedding, and the movie’s drama ensues.
    — Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Does this mean that Bri and Devonta had a fling?
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Or allegedly had a fling with someone that no one wanted you to date.
    — Vulture, 10 June 2023
  • Tinder is clearly one of the best dating apps for a good old fashioned fling.
    — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • This side of beef has been tenderized for brief but meaningful flings.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • For anyone who thought polka dots were just a passing summer fling—think again.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The duo had a brief fling before going their separate ways.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Bus Two’s driver just received a friend request from an old fling’s son.
    — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Some fling balloons filled with colored water from rooftops and others use squirt guns.
    — ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • That could ruin that poor truck’s paint, and fling rocks at the windshields of other drivers.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2022
  • This could be a passionate fling or a creative breakthrough.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t be surprised if your past lovers or flings hit you up or slide into your DMs.
    — Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 5 June 2023
  • Now, when the alarm goes off, the gates on his alleys fling open to provide access to higher ground.
    — Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Don’t mistake the giddiness of this new fling for the constancy of your old love.
    — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The pet product is also an ideal length for canines who like to shake, flip, whip, fling and pull their toys.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Wilson and Strickland allegedly had a brief fling in the past.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Sylvie and her hot young fling have escalated to sleepovers and sexting.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025

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