Learn THROE 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.
1. Mercutio, fatally stabbed, staggers round the stage in his death throes.
2. The country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the second world war.
3. Then a throe swept over her and she brought her knees up toward her belly and her eyes squeezed shut.
4. They talked and wrestled in the throes of composition, and felt as if something were happening, really happening, really in the void.
Meanings and Examples of THROE |