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

Some things will always stick in your craw.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024

“And Boeing just happened to really get in my craw, to be honest.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

This is evidently the provision that most sticks in Manchin’s craw.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 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