Word: lob
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...when the Communists took over in Prague and began to lob dialectics onto the tennis courts, Drobny refused to play along...
...point, Sedeman managed to edge the old pro, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. But little Pancho Segura was still dubious about the Aussies' long-range chances: "These guys got a lot to learn about tennis-all they know is attack. No change of pace, can't lob." Then Pancho broke into a wide grin: "I beat these guys any day-next month even...
...Cambridge that attendants hustled his full-length portrait into hiding in the bell tower. Nevertheless, the very presence of something German in Cambridge stirred suspicion. The story floated around that the unusually heavy foundations of the building were really gun emplacements, from which Hindenburg's Big Berthas were to lob shells into the heart of Boston. Public pressure closed the Museum's doors during the second War as well...
This is a light, mobile, dependable weapon with a rapid rate of fire (10-15 rounds a minute). It was the most used artillery weapon of World War II, can lob its shells as far as 12,500 yards. A U.S. infantry division has 54 105s...
...acting, Jane Russell inspired in me the desire to lob pennies in her direction...