THROAT in a Sentence

Learn THROAT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

232 example sentences for THROAT, such as:

1. Uncle Peter cleared his throat.
2. They say somebody slit her throat.
3. Let not your tongue cut your throat.
4. I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.
5. Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.

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 Meanings and Examples of THROAT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
throat
 n.  the front of the neck, or the space inside the neck down which food and air can go
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He could not pronounce the name without a stiffening of the muscles of his throat.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  She held the light at the same level, and it drew out with the same distinctness her slim young throat and the brown wrist no bigger than a child's.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  Ethan stood looking at her, his heart in his throat.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
4  He helped himself mechanically and began to eat; then disgust took him by the throat and he laid down his fork.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
5  Tears rose in his throat and slowly burned their way to his lids.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
6  "Hum--hurrump," said Gerald, clearing his throat in embarrassment at being caught openly in an act of kindness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
7  Mammy stood beside the table, watching every forkful that traveled from plate to mouth, as though she intended to force the food down Ellen's throat should she see signs of flagging.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
8  Her heart in her throat, she went swiftly down the stairs.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  He cleared his throat three times to speak and failed each time.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  Uncle Peter cleared his throat.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
11  A hard little pain had started in her heart and was traveling slowly up toward her throat where it would become a lump and the lump would soon become tears.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
12  The hard little pain had at last reached Scarlett's throat and she wailed out loud--not, as Pittypat thought, for poor Charlie but because the last sounds of the wheels and the laughter were dying away.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
13  There was something about the tragic melody and Lorena's lost love that mingled with her own excitement and brought a lump into her throat.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
14  She pinned the wrapper close about her throat, lit her bedside candle and hurried down the dark stairs into the front hall.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
15  "Quick, Melly," cried Scarlett, her heart in her throat, exasperation sweeping her as she saw that Melly's hands were shaking so that it was impossible for her to read.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (22 in 2 pages)
1  The animal seizes its prey by the throat and suffocates it to death.
2  He went there to ask her pardon, but the words stuck in his throat.
3  Let not your tongue cut your throat.
4  Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic and junior aspirin.
5  Antibiotics is effective to cure throat infection.
6  I had an ear, nose and throat specialist examine my sinuses.
7  Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.
8  I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.
9  Symptoms include a sore throat and dry, persistent cough.
10  She lifted her chin in a gesture that deliberately exposed the line of her throat.
11  She had to have surgery to remove an obstruction from her throat.
12  They say somebody slit her throat.
13  The fact that the main figure is screaming his throat on the front page is enough for me.
14  She stepped forward to the edge of the platform, cleared her throat, held up her manuscript, and proceeded to read.
15  Head, eyes, ears, nose and throat were remarkable for dry mucous membranes.