How to Use throe in a Sentence

throe

noun
Definition of throenext
Synonyms for throenext
  • Four years ago the @sixers were in the throes of tanking.
    — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • France was in the throes of a heat wave, but up here, the air was crisp.
    — Sylvie Bigar, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The latter is 85 and in the very angry throes of Alzheimer's.
    — Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2017
  • The United States is in the throes of a colossal health crisis.
    — Helen Epstein, The New York Review of Books, 10 Mar. 2020
  • By the start of spring on March 19, Michigan was in the throes of one of the nation’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks.
    — Elliott Woods, Wired, 17 May 2020
  • Dress a few and pose them in the throes of death, or scatter skeletons and loose bones around the yard.
    — Kiona Smith-Strickland, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The cast and crew were in the throes of shooting the second episode during The Times’ set visit.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Jackson emerged from the throes of the Chiefs defense to convert a fourth-and-1 for a 21-yard gain.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
  • In the throes of a seven-game losing streak, Stan Van Gundy talked about trades.
    — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2017
  • In the east, the chart shows the remnants of the Crusader strongholds and the final throes of the Byzantine Empire.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Lebanon is in the throes of a dual crisis that could transform the country.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 23 Nov. 2019
  • In Kramer vs. Kramer, Streep plays a woman who left her husband and is in the throes of divorce.
    — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2017
  • In the throes of promotion joy, there is little time to think about what comes next.
    — SI.com, 10 May 2018
  • Two days later, Jorgensen was still in the throes of childbirth.
    — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2018
  • There is little doubt that the country is in the throes of an opioid crisis.
    — Ellen Florian, Fortune, 7 June 2019
  • In a distant second: Yemen, a nation in the throes of civil war.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Soon, the couple -- in the throes of wedding planning and Chris' therapy -- took in a 3-year-old and a 2-month-old.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 27 Apr. 2018
  • And now, in the throes of a global pandemic, the bar has shifted even higher.
    — refinery29.com, 7 May 2020
  • Baltimore has been in the throes of a crime surge for more than two years, and the homicide rate this year is again on track to break records.
    — Juliet Linderman, The Seattle Times, 5 July 2017
  • A doctor used a scalpel and a quill to take fluid from smallpox vesicles on the skin of a person in the throes of the disease.
    — Stephen Coss, Smithsonian, 24 Aug. 2017
  • The last time the country saw that figure or higher was during the throes of the pandemic.
    — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • After the Rio Olympics in 2016, and with Brazil in the throes of a record recession, public resources dried up.
    — The Economist, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Steve Miller was going through his last throes with Mercury Records.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
  • For the second summer in a row, England is in the throes of World Cup semi-final fever.
    — SI.com, 2 July 2019
  • Benet (8-5, 4-2) had been in the throes of its first three-game losing streak in at least a decade and had not scored in its previous two games.
    — Matt Le Cren, Naperville Sun, 27 Apr. 2017
  • This mash-up — of those in the throes of grief and those who are being grieved — adds to the sense of bewilderment that drives the narrative.
    — Tahneer Oksman, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The word: Provided solid locker room presence in the throes of 5-23 start to Van Gundy era.
    — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2017
  • Seemingly in the throes of a midlife crisis, Donald is thin-skinned and prone to nervous fits.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 1 Apr. 2020
  • The Huske family — like most everyone else — was barred from attending the Tokyo Olympics, as the world was in the final throes of the covid-19 pandemic.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • With the final part of season 3 of Bridgerton finally upon us, a new character has entered the throes of regency.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 June 2024

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