throes
Example Sentences
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Mr. McDougall argues differently: European civilization hasn’t returned to life but merely eased and extended its death throes.
In the throes of cognitive dissonance, I ignored the vow and fell in love with Renée.
From Los Angeles Times
As she points out, “the ability to continue moving through one’s life even in the throes of depression makes the anguish no less real.”
Cuba is in the throes of its worst economic crisis in decades, marked by power outages of up to 20 hours a day and critical shortages of fuel, medicines and food.
From Barron's
OpenAI is in the throes of a fundraising campaign that could take place for much of this year, in what could be a pre-IPO round.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
