How do you use Throwdown in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Throwdown meaning
- A fall, indicating defeat.
- A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations where deadly force would only have been justified if the victim were armed. Also an untraceable weapon kept in readiness for such use.
- A slam dunk.
Using Throwdown
- The main meaning on this page is: A fall, indicating defeat. | A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations where deadly force would only have been justified if the victim were armed. Also an untraceable weapon kept in readiness for such use. | A slam dunk.
- In the example corpus, throwdown often appears in combinations such as: throwdown with, art throwdown.
Context around Throwdown
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Throwdown
- In this selection, "throwdown" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, town, pottery, wing, basketball, admits and ticket stand out and add context to how "throwdown" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a 10 throwdown ticket provides and a throwdown is a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "throwdown" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with throwdown
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That was before Federal Way rolled through the T-Town Throwdown over the holidays. (14 words)
A throwdown is a latte art competition hosted by a coffee shop where anyone can participate. (16 words)
The team says the World Taco Eating Championship, scheduled to take place during the annual Taco Truck Throwdown Saturday, has been called off. (23 words)
Nazareth’s Owen Banghart looks to pass against defending state champ Reading’s Nick Chapman on Thursday, July 27, 2023, during the A-Town Throwdown basketball tournament, which is part of the Lehigh Valley Awesomefest at Cedar Beach in Allentown. (40 words)
Drew famously edged out Bobby Flay in a Chichen Wing Throwdown on the Food Network in 2007 and is graciously taking time out of his busy schedule covering the country in search of unique wings to be here with us. (40 words)
Paulie's is inviting guests for an epic 20th Anniversary Party, featuring complimentary food from 006 Pizza Truck, YoYo's hot dogs, and Lush Puff cotton candy, plus a photo booth, latte art throwdown and birthday cake from Jodycakes. (39 words)
Example sentences (12)
Expectedly, since Gotham is a cesspool where the worst people in the world survive and thrive, the heroes have a throwdown with low-level thugs and encounter their mystery person, who may hold the key to finding Ollie.
Nazareth’s Owen Banghart looks to pass against defending state champ Reading’s Nick Chapman on Thursday, July 27, 2023, during the A-Town Throwdown basketball tournament, which is part of the Lehigh Valley Awesomefest at Cedar Beach in Allentown.
The actor, who also presents Channel 4’s Great Pottery Throwdown, admits she “jumped at the chance” when asked to host the Irish version of the popular competition.
A $10 Throwdown ticket provides special swag, access to bid in the silent auction, a code to the exclusive premiere of the livestreamed art competition and live auction, plus more surprises.
That was before Federal Way rolled through the T-Town Throwdown over the holidays.
Drew famously edged out Bobby Flay in a Chichen Wing Throwdown on the Food Network in 2007 and is graciously taking time out of his busy schedule covering the country in search of unique wings to be here with us.
However, on team’s request, the throwdown-net was created on the other side of the ground on separate practice turfs with a black sight-screen.
I’m not sold on the idea of the entire roster getting in on the act on next week’s Throwback Throwdown, but we’ll see how it goes.
The team says the World Taco Eating Championship, scheduled to take place during the annual Taco Truck Throwdown Saturday, has been called off.
A throwdown is a latte art competition hosted by a coffee shop where anyone can participate.
Escobedo is a Fairfield native but has created nationwide recognition for himself by appearing in the burrito episode of Food Network’s “Throwdown!” with Bobby Flay, and defeating the renowned chef.
Paulie's is inviting guests for an epic 20th Anniversary Party, featuring complimentary food from 006 Pizza Truck, YoYo's hot dogs, and Lush Puff cotton candy, plus a photo booth, latte art throwdown and birthday cake from Jodycakes.
Common combinations with throwdown
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: