Tossing is an English word with synonyms like agitated or moving. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tossing in a sentence
Related words
Tossing meaning
present participle and gerund of toss
Using Tossing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of toss
- Useful related words include: agitated, moving.
- In the example corpus, tossing often appears in combinations such as: tossing the, and tossing, tossing it.
Context around Tossing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tossing
- In this selection, "tossing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, archer, minutes, strikes, stunt, seven and multiple stand out and add context to how "tossing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10 minutes tossing every couple and and continue tossing up until. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tossing" sits close to words such as amusing, archaic and blink, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tossing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I like tossing the salad with it so it’s complete. (11 words)
I loved the omelet scene…tossing the egg shells over his shoulder. (12 words)
At the Highland Games, the tossing of caber is made from which type of tree? (15 words)
The match consisted mostly of Archer tossing tossing Stunt around the ring like a rag doll before pinning him with the Blackout, but Archer wasn't done, chokeslamming Stunt from the ring apron, over the barrier, and into the "crowd" as an encore. (43 words)
In 3rd Century Rome, one physician treated his malaria patients by telling them to write Abracadabra over and over on a piece of paper before attaching to a necklace, wearing it for nine days, then tossing the paper into an east-flowing stream. (43 words)
After years of watching the door, you can get real good at reading body language if you pay attention, and with about 75% accuracy, I can pick out who I will tossing out of the place later as they walk in. (41 words)
At the Highland Games, the tossing of caber is made from which type of tree? (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
The match consisted mostly of Archer tossing tossing Stunt around the ring like a rag doll before pinning him with the Blackout, but Archer wasn't done, chokeslamming Stunt from the ring apron, over the barrier, and into the "crowd" as an encore.
Add 200g-250g sliced vegetables and allow to sit for 10 minutes, tossing every couple of minutes in the brine.
After years of watching the door, you can get real good at reading body language if you pay attention, and with about 75% accuracy, I can pick out who I will tossing out of the place later as they walk in.
AI-Einstein told me his greatest accomplishment was both his theory of relativity and inspiring curiosity in others, before tossing me a question Socrates-style about what sparks curiosity in my own life.
Allen gave up one run in 3.0 innings pitched, then Lindley recorded his first save of the year by tossing 4.0 scoreless innings.
As he gets ever nearer to the bull's sharp horns, suddenly the behemoth strikes, tossing the 28-year-old into the air.
At the Highland Games, the tossing of caber is made from which type of tree?
A week after tossing seven brilliant innings in Houston last Thursday, the talented Astros lineup made adjustments to do enough against the young Boston righty.
But for taking on the train or tossing into a car trunk, it'll do the trick.
Cole Roland appeared in relief in the win, tossing a scoreless eighth inning before handing the pitching duties over to Derek Crum.
Felter is seen on video tossing multiple items from the store's counter onto the ground before Ellaz says he threatened to shoot the place up.
Generally you can only bet on either heads or tails, and continue tossing up until you get a result.
Given Apple’s meticulous attention to user experiences, the company is likely already tossing around ideas for a foldable version of its mobile operating system.
He’s listed at 280 pounds, and he would have no problem tossing Ishbia across the arena if he wanted to.
I like tossing the salad with it so it’s complete.
I loved the omelet scene…tossing the egg shells over his shoulder.
In 3rd Century Rome, one physician treated his malaria patients by telling them to write Abracadabra over and over on a piece of paper before attaching to a necklace, wearing it for nine days, then tossing the paper into an east-flowing stream.
In the perfume's advert, Taylor famously said: 'Not so fast Von Ryan, these have always brought me luck,' before casually tossing her diamond earrings to an eager man.
It has been almost three years since Larian Studios announced that it would be tossing the early access build of to its ravenous fans.
It’s like throwing and tossing lit matches toward pools of gasoline, not only in Ukraine and not only in the Middle East, but also in China.
Common combinations with tossing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tossing the 16×
- and tossing 16×
- tossing it 12×
- tossing out 10×
- by tossing 10×
- tossing and 9×
- of tossing 9×
- tossing in 8×
- tossing them 8×
- before tossing 7×