craw

Example Sentences

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This is the craw that sticks in the throats of mindful Europeans who talk about “strategic autonomy.”

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

Those questions should stick in the craw of Americans who watch this masterwork.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

I’m not at all giving up on this Seattle team, but this L will stick in their craw for a minute.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

Such rhetoric would probably stick in the craw of the Afghan leaders of the defeated Western-backed government.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2021

There was something about it that touched him, or as his wife Mary put it, “They say when you get the sand in your craw, you never want to leave.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger