throat
Example Sentences
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Near the end of the first, Betts came back to the bench coughing and sputtering, seemingly unable to clear her throat.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
I can still conjure it: the heated seat warming my back, the hot chocolate coating my throat, the cinnamon strudel giving way under my teeth.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Dust, high temperatures and low humidity throughout the dry season are thought to damage the back of the throat and give the bacteria a route into the body.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Coerte Voorhees had tapped Kilmer, who died of pneumonia last year after years of battling throat cancer, for "As Deep as the Grave," about the pioneering archaeologist Ann Morris, a co-discoverer of the Anasazi civilization.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
As the end of my shift approached, I heard the sound of a throat clearing behind me.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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