How do you use Throes in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like suffering or hurt, plus the exact meaning.
Throes in a sentence
Throes meaning
plural of throe
Using Throes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of throe
- Useful related words include: suffering, hurt.
- In the example corpus, throes often appears in combinations such as: throes of, the throes, death throes.
Context around Throes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Throes
- In this selection, "throes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dying, last and tumultuous stand out and add context to how "throes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the throes of a and in the throes of an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "throes" sits close to words such as allspring, aloft and asparagus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with throes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A again in the throes of a debt-ceiling crisis. (10 words)
It is the last throes of a bitter, angry man who wants power back. (14 words)
The image shows Simpson sitting down in 2017 when she was in the throes of addiction. (16 words)
Some of the executives who held the reins at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) are keeping to a vow of silence on their stewardship at the investment firm in the throes of an alleged $3 billion fraud that went on for at least a decade. (45 words)
She supported me through the throes of my husband’s addiction (he’s sober and doing very well now) and I did the same for her (yes, the exact same unfortunately, although he’s not sober just yet). (38 words)
But as the company is looking to reassert itself under new ownership and is deep in the throes of a flagging mobile market, it revealed that it’s got a few more tricks waiting in the wings. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
A again in the throes of a debt-ceiling crisis.
Amador said breeding the expensive dog in a country in the throes of a financial crisis required a "great sacrifice".
Ball had only been introduced in the dying throes of the contest with one mind on penalties and, like all their decisions on the night, it was a move that paid dividends.
But as the company is looking to reassert itself under new ownership and is deep in the throes of a flagging mobile market, it revealed that it’s got a few more tricks waiting in the wings.
Defense attorney Charles Kenyon argued Jimenez was not rational at the time and in the throes of schizophrenia when he shot the teens.
It is the last throes of a bitter, angry man who wants power back.
My Hero Academia is in the throes of its final arc, with the manga already giving us some of the biggest battles of the series to date.
Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots.
Plus – things are heating up for Guardians of the Galaxy in the throes of the catastrophic Grootfall.
Season One, we wrote, prepped, and produced the show while still in the throes of the pandemic.
She also recalls giving unsolicited advice to new mums in an effort to be helpful, which she now recognises “can feel like judgment,” especially to someone in the throes of early parenthood.
She supported me through the throes of my husband’s addiction (he’s sober and doing very well now) and I did the same for her (yes, the exact same unfortunately, although he’s not sober just yet).
Some of the executives who held the reins at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) are keeping to a vow of silence on their stewardship at the investment firm in the throes of an alleged $3 billion fraud that went on for at least a decade.
The country has been in the throes of a meteorological drought with water restrictions in place across the corporate area.
The image shows Simpson sitting down in 2017 when she was in the throes of addiction.
The meeting came as Ankara, in the throes of an economic downturn, is seeking a reset of its often-troubled relations with Western nations.
This is as her family moves from New York City to the suburbs of New Jersey and she is forced to go through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school.
Those dark days under Unai Emery and in the early throes of Mikel Arteta’s reign are testament to that.
Until the final throes, most of Livingstone’s violence was aimed at Tim Southee, who lacked venom in the middle overs.
After transferring to AP's New York headquarters in 1993, she was dispatched to Somalia in the throes of its civil war.
Common combinations with throes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- throes of 107×
- the throes 96×
- death throes 7×
- final throes 5×
- last throes 2×