How To Use Toss In A Sentence

A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud
She tossed her mane a bit hither and then a bit yonder.
Malory won the toss and will serve.
Or is the idea of foreign policy beyondmilitary commitmentsso far off the radar that when the polls open, everything will hinge on the pitch-and-toss of national concerns? And Now, The Choice « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows
The seas roiled , tossing the ships in the harbor about like toys in a rain barrel.

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Sakazawa was tossed and shaken as the ship bore the brunt of the attack.
Italian flag pasta – tossed with pesto and fried mangold on top, tossed with butter and parmesan on top, and tossed with tomato sauce and more of the same sauce on top. Bento #287 « Were rabbits
Not incidentally — one of the best 1930s fake-modern piano concerti ever tossed into a film. Proof through the night
Turn off the heat add linguine and toss well garnish with parsley. Serve.
Yet doctrinaire democrats don't seem to give a tinker's toss about placing limits on what a legislature (local or global) can divvy or decide.
It's not the affection that she enjoys, but rather the lavish gifts that are tossed her way.
The flame was glorious - radiant with the colours of antique knighthood and the flashing gallantries of the past; but no substance fed it; flaring wildly, it tossed to and fro in the wind; it was suddenly put out.
A boring-sounding penne dish, tossed with crisped bits of pancetta (the unsmoked Italian bacon) and a basil-flecked cream sauce, turns out to hold interest down to the last bite.
Not so long ago, the major film critics in the U.S. fancifully tossed around the idea of the ‘death of cinema.’
He blocked errant pitches in the dirt, expertly framed borderline tosses, turning them into strikes and worked masterfully with pitchers.
Watching the boy toss, turn and slip in and out of a light doze, Laras wondered if he wasn't somehow picking up on his father's tension and frustration in some subtle way.
They brandished frontal bones, the dismembered quarters of kids and goats; they struck the bronze cantharus, they tossed the silver obba up aloft. Widdershins
So when he won the predebate coin toss at the CNN studio, Gore chose that seat. Beware Veeps Bearing Gifts
As wet, fluffy snow fell throughout the day, many protestors began tossing snowballs at riot police.
She is tossing off the last of what she calls her vegetal state. Old clothes, bread, cream and butter.
The boys tossed out personal gear from their musette bags and filled them with ammunition.
It just seems as if Mother Earth had become young again, and was tossing her babies up to the summer sky, and the wind played hide-and-seek, or peep-bo, or some other ridiculous game, with them, and made the summer babies as glad and as mischievous as himself. My War Experiences in Two Continents
Please enjoy how Bill just casually tosses a floppy disc in the air.
He tossed her a towel. 'Wrap yourself in that.'
While the father and sister were delighted with the crackle, sparkle and pleasant aroma of the bits of spicewood, as Abe tossed them upon the fire, no one could appreciate the thoughtful act of the boy so much as his mother. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
He tossed the beggar a coin.
Come on, this whodunit tale is quite engrossing with its frequent tosses, turns and twists.
Jillie tossed her hair over her shoulder as she walked to her car, her back ramrod straight, feeling his eyes boring into her with every step she took.
In a large bowl, toss together arugula, radicchio, fennel and walnuts.
Let's toss up a penny for the chance to go first.
Now shush and plug in the hair dryer - I've got some hair to toss!
Considering that these devices and all their ilk are tossed as soon as the next shiny thing comes along, what incentive is there to engineer with repairability in mind?
I tossed most of that stuff out when we moved.
The former typically involves large men in loud tartan tossing the caber, throwing the hammer and putting the stone, while the latter includes athletic track and field events.
tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation
But perhaps it was there on the terrace of the Villa America, tossing back Bailey cocktails, that Hemingway acquired his taste for tart, unsugared drinks. He Was a Cocktail Artist
After that they met the faery ferryman, who -- according to Sandy -- "wore a wee kiltie o 'reeds, an' a tammie made frae a loch-lily pad wi 'a cat-o'-nine-tail tossel, lukin' sae ilk the brae ye wad niver ken he was a mon glen ye dinna see his legs, walkin '. The Primrose Ring
It's a toss-up whether he counts as "a character with a normal head," but he did sometimes appear in an "unevolved" normal state before changing to his "super-evolved"/big-headed or unevolved Cro-Magnon state. Snark Free Corner for 2/4 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
I'm just blown away by the audacity the team has to toss around the word "musculoskeletal" and expect us to go along with it. WNYMedia
I tossed a coin with Bill Wall for this, and won.
Angry townspeople protested in the streets following the explosion, shouting anti-government chants and tossing rocks at security forces.
When asked about his pre-match routine, he said that the trick was to "have a smoke to calm your nerves, then toss back a strong drink to tone your muscles.
It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin.
Overview: Of all the aging statistics that get tossed around these days, the one that has me quaking is that the population of people aged 65 and older will rise by 36 percent between 2010 (that’s next year, folks) and 2020. The Boomer Blog: April 2009 Archives
Small dumplings, poached in boiling water then tossed with some kind of sauce, gnocchi can be made of potato, flour and ricotta, semolina, milk and cheese, and even polenta.
Septach Melayn handed the despatch to Prestimion, who took it without looking at it and tossed it to a nearby table. LORD PRESTIMION
You can also toss nonanimal food waste on the pile, but you will need to turn it more frequently with a shovel, pitchfork, or specialized tool to prevent odors that will attract vermin—and annoy you and the neighbors. Tip of the day: Compost your leaves this fall
It's only tosspots who come to London from nowhere places who sneer at our nation's other fine cities.
The issue of student apathy has been tossed around a lot this past couple weeks.
Small dumplings, poached in boiling water then tossed with some kind of sauce, gnocchi can be made of potato, flour and ricotta, semolina, milk and cheese, and even polenta.
The playing elevens for the decider described by former Indian Test player Navjot Sidhu as ‘too close to call’ will be named just before the toss today.
I find it unsettling that Stalin used to toss breadballs at his wife during dinner, that he spoiled his children and that he loved growing mimosas.
The horse snorted and tossed its head.
The officers of the xebecs knew they couldn't outmaneuver or outrun the British so they decided to scuttle their craft, toss their armament overboard and escape on foot to the north.
I tossed about all night, unable to fall asleep.
He tossed both knives into the air and caught them before dropping into a crouch like his brother.
While they were tossing the coin Andrew was taken to the goal where he took four penalty shots at David James scoring twice.
Lifting the pasta up high she tosses the spaghetti with a wooden fork and spoon to mix everything together.
Toss in a few bowling trophies, dudes in bathrobes and women wearing Valkyrie horns, red pageboy cuts, and tight-fitting purple jumpsuits and hairnets, and you might have a sense of this homage to the 1998 Coen brothers' cult comedy, "The Big Lebowski. Paying Homage to the Dude
Toss the chicken in the seasoned flour to coat it.
James Baldwin shrugged off a sore right shoulder to toss six strong innings for the White Sox. American League Baseball - White Sox vs. Mariners
He nodded, hoisting himself onto the bunk and motioning for me to toss him the extra pillow.
Attorneys for Laura Schubert Pearson filed an appeal before the court late last year arguing that the Texas Supreme Court was wrong in tossing out her case against the Pleasant Glade Assembly of God in Colleyville. U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Texas exorcism case
There'd be some coin tosses made, and probably even some arguments.
Tender bulbs can be either treated as annuals and composted or tossed out, or they can be lifted and stored.
Scooping his own jacket up, Shanza gave it a distracted shake and tossed it over his shoulders in a dazed stupor.
The rest of us really couldn't give a toss; money's what we want.
One can easily toss away the chair and buy a plastic one, he tells poker-faced officials, but if it were repaired and cleaned, the Ming chair would be worth 10, 000 plastic chairs.
Let's toss up for the last ticket.
He tossed his head slightly, and uttered a small sound, barely an exhalation.
The problem was as that military chopper went down it churned up all the floodwaters and some rescue personnel in airboats got actually - their airboat was tossed over.
This is the last week of classes so I am ending with a bang, or rather a "splat" - the class concludes with a great egg toss (one student today managed to successfully catch a raw egg with her face, much to the enjoyment of her peers) and a brief letter (abridged below) I wrote to all my students, concerning what I have learned in China this past year: Chengdu TOT (Training Of Trainees)
You can also toss nonanimal food waste on the pile, but you will need to turn it more frequently with a shovel, pitchfork, or specialized tool to prevent odors that will attract vermin — and annoy you and the neighbors. Tip of the day: Compost your leaves this fall
Buks yomped ahead across the helideck and tossed the words back over his shoulder. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
At the song's end, he casually tosses his guitar over his shoulder and into the drum kit.
Toss red leaf lettuce, orange slices, and red onion slices in large bowl.
Before the game, the referee tosses a coin. The team captain who wins the toss has the right to throw-off. And the other term captain has the right to choose ends.
The governor's repeated claim that he will raise the issue of capital punishment during the 2004 session may be no more than a bone tossed to his more rabid supporters.
Hickory - smoked , hand - pull pork tossed in your favorite BWWS. Lettuce, tomato and onion served upon request.
Martyn's final went from bad to worse when co-pilot Peter Willcox got tossed out over the side of his boat joined moments later by Justin Saddler getting thrown out of his boat.
Indeed, profit is inconsistent with the point of such a programme which is to socialise losses that would otherwise cripple the financial sector and toss millions of people out of their homes.
There are a bunch of proposed theories that have been tossed bathmism, orthogenesis, aristogenesis, neo-Lamarckism, etc. Action: Push Ohio State Board of Education to Revisit Standards - The Panda's Thumb
They pop open the cartridges and begin to paint with brushes, tossing spent containers to drift and litter the sea floor.
She looked up at him and pulled a blade of grass out of his hair and tossed it aside.
I do not want the outcome of a big game coming down to how well the ref tosses up the ball.
A chip was tossed at her and she caught it in her mouth, chewed vigorously, then swallowed.
They had not intended to spend the afternoon, but found themselves too fascinated to turn away from the breakers bursting upon the rocks and from the many kinds of colorful sea life starfish, crabs, mussels, sea anemones, and, once, in a rock-pool, a small devilfish that chilled their blood when it cast the hooded net of its body around the small crabs they tossed to it. CHAPTER VI
What follows are seven creepy experiments—thought experiments, really—that show how contemporary science might advance if it were to toss away the moral compass that guides it.
To put it crudely, nobody really gives a toss about this any more.
He is tossing out T-shirts, hats, aprons, and sweatbands to throngs of young people.
For every can of water he tossed out, another wave washed in.
He headed straight for his kettle and teapot, not even pausing as he pulled off his hat and mask and tossed them on the couch.
Like coin tosses, there may be no salient causation to be discerned in the outcomes.
Let us toss up for first choice.
So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk, like so many old hubcaps for the trash heap.
He picked up the cordless from my desk and began tossing it up and down.
He moved through the crowd schmoozing and smiling, surrounded by an arc of secret service agents, his suit jacket tossed saucily over his shoulder.
It was like listening to somebody trying to play a trombone at the bottom of a swimming pool, and meantime some bosthoon in black tights is skipping around the fountain tossing things into it.
Hurricane Charley tossed travel trailers, homes, and boats as it raced through central interior Florida.
Republican Ken Buck has led Democratic Senator Michael Bennet on our trend estimate all year long, but the new polls narrow Buck's lead to roughly one percentage point (46.9% to 45.7%) and his probability of winning to just 64%, well within what we consider the "toss-up" range. New PPP Polls Favor Joe Manchin, Michael Bennet In Senate Races
And unlike the preceding White Album, the jumbled juxtaposition of forms - faux-blues toss-offs, stately piano ballads, folkie hootenannies - feels less like a band overflowing with inspired ideas than one running out of them.
She slowly peels back her boa and unceremoniously tosses it to the side.
This song rests on the talents of vocalist Nicole Jackson, a woman who weeped into Dannii Minogue's unforgiving bosom on the 2009 X Factor as she was tossed aside to make room for Rachel Adedeji. This week's new singles
The other campers were currently tossing down their duffels.
There go flukes!" cried the look-out as the whale dived and tossed its flukes, that is its tail, in the air, not more than a mile on the lee-bow; "she's heading right for the ship. The World of Ice
Yes, Professor, online sources and resources have indeed become the order of the day - wherein quality standards go for a toss, and reference editing expertise gets 'outsmarted'! On Chambers
The champan tossed fearfully, so that it was regarded as a good plan to cut down the mast. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
As the plane was tossed up and down, the pilot tried to stabilise it.
It may merely be a case of removing rough edges or tossing away molding to expose irregularities, in some cases to remove a prop and stand on one's own feet.
There's only one pillow I'll toss you for it.
And it was on to Kilauea — the dream so near its ending; and of course we tossed into the pit of sea-surging lava our offerings to the Fire-Goddess of maile leis and of fish and hard poi wrapped moist in the ti leaves. ON THE MAKALOA MAT
Stress also brings other high quality ready-made meals to the fore, like smoked salmon, also at home on oatcakes, or as a sort of flat salad with capers and cornichons, or tossed over some more pasta with cream.
I like to zest a lemon or an orange and toss that in the stuffing, maybe with just a small squeeze of the fruit as well.
After Rez was safely on-board, he jumped off and unclipped the four lines holding the Anna Maria in her slip, and tossed the ropes back on-board to Dominic.
He stared at the half-written sentence and then crumpled the paper in his hand, tossing it onto the dying fire in the fireplace.
And toss in a barbie with kangaroo kebabs, plus healthy juices to drink.
Ashwood instinctively tossed the cigarette to the ground ignoring the sizzle as it landed in a puddle at his feet.
Remove from the heat, add the parsley, toss and serve at once.
She was then tossed across a horse's withers and cried out involuntarily as her belly slammed into the horse's back.
Toss a fish to the seal in his pool.
This means forking in as much compost as you can spare and tossing in some pelletised poultry manure or granular complete fertiliser before you plant.
Toss catalogs, junk mail, and book club notices in the trash.
Next ball, Lee produces a full toss that's virtually a beamer.
alleluia;" they clapped their hands, leaped up, fell down, clasped each other in their free arms, cried, laughed, and went to and fro, tossing upward their unfettered hands; but high above the whole there was a mighty sound which ever and anon swelled up; it was the utterings in broken negro dialect of gratitude to God. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus
Moab is my washbasin, upon Edom I toss my sandal ; over Philistia I shout in triumph.
I also tear out newspaper and magazine articles and keep them on hand, as they easily fit in my purse and I can toss them when I'm done reading.
You may trot around with a silver bunch of grapes on your lapel, peddling intoxicants to expense-account tosspots and huff when I quibble at the mark-up but I have just published the novelistic fruit of 35 years of miserable introversion.
Gooch won an important toss, put West Indies in, and before long five wickets were down for 29.
He tossed her last week's edition of the "Herald".
Now and again she tosses her hair. Times, Sunday Times
I tossed the pager overarm out in front of the car. Persuader
Nodding firmly, Junko casually tossed the dress back into the box and followed her uncle into the kitchen.
The Cobras probably failed to capitalise fully on winning the toss as the strong south-westerly which blew all day, drew whatever sting there was from the pitch.
Sit at the ceviche bar and watch the chefs toss tuna with white soy sauce, citrus, and cilantro, or shrimp with roasted tomatoes and avocado slices.
The referee tossed a coin to decide which team should kick off.
The current favourite among the newer generation of stars, Kapoor with a toss of her well shaped head pooh-poohs any suggestions of being the ‘dumb blonde’.
The windblown snow, called sastrugi, is exceptionally hard and jostles and tosses the snow machines with every little bump. NYT > Home Page
The best part for me about Carrie is the fact King tossed the first pages of the story into the bin, to later be retrieved and read by his wife Tabitha who encouraged him to write on. Story Behind the Story Redux « Write Anything
The race between Mr. Nye, a former Foreign Service officer, and Mr. Rigell, the owner of Freedom Automotive, a chain of car dealerships, is a toss-up. Virginia Fights Cuts to Defense
Her face showed no emotion and she quickly jotted down a few notes before tossing her notepad to the side.
Then, he began tossing the ball into the hoop from every possible position on the court.
Researchers gave 105 students at the University of British Columbia a description of a generic ne'er-do-well—for example, he finds a wallet on the street, takes the cash and tosses the wallet. Week in Ideas: Christopher Shea
In a small bowl, combine the lettuce, Upland Cress, balsamic vinegar, and grapeseed oil and toss to coat.
Meanwhile, plain folks toss around the word with abandon.
The officers to be armed with a sword or hanger, a fusee, bayonet and belt, with a cartridge box to contain twelve cartridges; and each private of matoss shall furnish themselves with good horses of at least fourteen hands and an half high, and to be armed with a sword and pair of pistols, the holsters of which to be covered with bearskin caps. The Volokh Conspiracy » Supreme Court Agrees To Decide Whether the Second Amendment Applies to the States
The picture of him limned itself on her inner vision, and before she was aware she was pleasuring in the memory of the grace of his magnificent body, of his splendid shoulders, of the power in him that tossed her lightly on a horse, bore her safely through the thundering breakers, or towed her at the end of an alpenstock up the stern lava crest of the House of the Sun. ALOHA OE
At .23 when you toss the cat toy by him and he gives it a few token bats with his paw while still reclining is hilarious. Winston isn't normal
On the ship the men established a friendly relationship, playing games such as ringtoss, shuffleboard, and euchre.
Ask the other person to call the coin toss before you toss the coin.
They could see huge waves breaking over the main harbour and tossing ships about like tiny corks.
My sergeant fired and the suspect stopped raising his pistol and tossed it to the floor in front of him.
Taunts that players receive when they're involved in road games may be brutal, but they don't inflict as much hurt as the barbs tossed at them by fans in their home park.
Let's toss to see who pays it.
A coin will be tossed to determine who will make the first opening statement.
To write stories that they intend to evaluate, learn from, improve, or toss out as a failed experiment.
It's like, I'm sure my life would be better if I ate only dandelion greens and listened to Buxtehude (if only I could toss off the word "Buxtehude" in casual conversation, which is (a) very erudite and (b) really fun to say), but right now I'd like to eat pork chops and watch "Glee. SFGate: Top News Stories
As for the mainstream media piece, unless, I missed something, the person does not say Stossel is racist but that he mainstreams a racist idea. The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge
Once he used a big knife, tossed it down on the ground with a lot of fake blood and dibbled a trail to a hollow with some trees. Ccfinlay: "Pervert" is going to be translated into
I tossed and turned, not due to any specific problem, but in retrospect, I realize I was worried about him going to school.
After winning the toss and deciding to bat, Brothers were struggling at 3-24 when Matthews walked to the crease.
I rolled most of them in toasted coconut, and I tossed the rest in confectioners 'sugar so they wouldn't be sticky. Archive 2009-05-01
After the tuna tartare, I was presented with aji mackerel sashimi tossed in shiso blossoms.
I understood that 'Open Office FTW' comments and the like would result in bans from commenting - please get rid of these useless tosspots asap. Beware Of Viruses In Office 2010 BitTorrent Builds | Lifehacker Australia
She continued deliberately to toss the books severally upon the floor.
George faked a toss to Kaufman, and ran in for a touchdown.
Allowing the leader to straighten, I hauled on the line to break the surface tension, then tossed the whole caboodle into the centre current well above the trout.
Toss the vegetables lightly in olive oil.
Never toss away a chance to improve your English.
One peer at least tied a capon in his handkerchief and tossed it up to his famished family.
I let the coins spill into my palm and tossed a handful of them at the open safe.
Leftover roast duck, goose or rabbit, pulled off the bone and stewed slowly in a combination of its own (creamless) gravy, red wine and canned tomatoes makes for a luscious ragu to be tossed with wide noodles, such as pappardelle or tagliatelle. Elissa Altman: The Holiday Onslaught
However, simply stuffing empty boxes into a green bin or tossing a used can into an environmentally-friendly container isn't recycling.
Butterfly-shaped farfalle tossed with baby spinach, roasted cipollini onions and chanterelles celebrates the market but also the pasta maker; the dish is meatless but rich, thanks to its foamy butter sauce. Tom Sietsema on Equinox and 701: New chapters for two downtown mainstays
Dhoni struck two fours and one six but was caught by Fernando after mishitting a full toss from Zaheer Khan. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
Toss in some truly spine-tingling, horrifying imagery (the monsters are really scary folks, be it in color or the black and white version available on DVD/Blu Ray), plus one of the most obscenely-grim endings in cinema history, and you have the makings of a genuine horror classic. Scott Mendelson: Just in Time for Halloween: 10 of the Scariest Horror Films of the Last 20 Years.
Hastily I tossed the boy his fare, and his horses trotted off down the cobbled road.
After turning the pillow 45 degrees and back again, she might have tossed it casually on the sofa.
A herd of wild horses galloped across the pampas, tossing their heads in a display of wild exuberance, against a backdrop of snow covered mountains.
Let's not argue the toss we have to accept his choice.
The Princes had as much brandy as they liked, and passed their time on the ramparts playing at dice, or pitch-and-toss (with the halfpenny that one of them somehow had) for vast sums of money, for which they gave their notes-of-hand. Burlesques
Toss venison with marinade, cover, and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes to overnight. I just brought down a 5 point buck and my freezer is full of meat. I need some great venison recipes so it doesn't go to waste.
He caught a whiff of the stench of his own feet, and tossed the boots aside.
I took off my earmuffs and protective glasses, tossing them on a nearby chair.
It is hard to rationalize McCain tossing wife number one overboard. Republicans Unveil War Room in Denver - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
Queen of Argos, daughter of Tyndareus, sister of those two noble sons of Zeus, who dwell in the flame-lit firmament amid the stars, whose guerdon high it is to save the sailor tossing on the sea. Electra
I will say that I have a certain fondness for the idea of tossing everyone in Congress in jail on a giant RICO prosecution. Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » More on the Thomas/Arpaio RICO
Last week it was big news that the race is now a toss-up -- now this Times Herald article. Joe The Nerd Ferraro: What Does an Endorsement Really Mean?
Then a heavy comber shook my plane violently, tossing me from the cockpit into the water.
A storm - tossed ship was painted on the backdrop for the first act of the modern drama named Pirate.
Hickory - smoked , hand - pull pork tossed in your favorite BWWS. Lettuce, tomato and onion served upon request.
She was tossing me bait, like she had for years, but this time I didn't want it.
Similarly, bricolage requires a disciplined tossing out of rules and reinvention of old forms into new variations.
For root vegetables, he dices them and cooks them in oven-proof glass or cast-iron baking dishes at 375 degrees, tossing and stirring after 20 minutes and cooking for a total of 40 minutes. What to do with your garden haul
The guy was obviously suckered by the promise of an easy $200,000 (like all other Nigerian scam victims) and tossed any skepticism right out the window.
Obama's approval rating finally rising, says poll hotel room that could only be described as disheveled - covers tossed across the bed, towels on the floor, half-empty coffee cups on the table - when there was a knock News 215-854-5960 Almost 29 years have passed since an assassin's bullet took John Lennon. WN.com - Articles related to Air Canada expected to expand technical services for travelling public
Add the hot, drained pasta to the sausage and pancetta over medium heat, tossing until well-coated.
The sledding had been good; Moses had hauled so many thousand feet of lumber to Brampton; Sam Price's woman (she of Harwich) had had a spell of sciatica; Chester Perkins's bull had tossed his brother-in-law, come from Iowy on a visit, and broke his leg; yes, Amandy guessed her dyspepsy was somewhat improved since she had tried Graham's Golden Coniston — Complete
The pilot who weathered the storm tossed off great bumpers of spiritual port; the shade of Dundas did not leave the ghost of a heeltap. Vanity Fair
Such that assetless tossers bring spurious actions knowing that no penalty can be levied against them should they lose. Infidels Are Cool
Researchers have tossed around theoretical calculations of using just aluminum and water for rocket propellant in the past.

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