Example sentences for: throes

How can you use “throes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It ineluctably reminds me of the favorite execrable pun perpetrated by those who seem to be in the throes of learning English: “Let's throw a little light on the subject,” said the man as he turned on the lamp.

  • When Maynard invited me to visit with you, I plumb forgot that the Commission would be in the final throes of the R2000-1 rate case in late October.

  • Among modern attractions, the flashiest is Oriental Studio 2000, Guangzhou’s answer to Hollywood’s Universal City, where daily shows are staged on two movie sets, one evoking notorious Shanghai in the 1930s, the other a traditional courtyard in the throes of a kungfu battle.

  • Conversion narratives--tales of evil, reactionary, or addicted people who reform--share one complicating trait: Their protagonists tend to be more compelling in the throes of their particular depravity than after they "come to their senses."

  • 30 It is little wonder that car companies are currently in the throes of radically restructuring their method of automobile distribution.


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