throes
IPA: θrˈoʊz
noun
- violent pangs of suffering
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Examples of "throes" in Sentences
- He was in the throes of disease.
- Kondratyev was in the final throes of syphilis.
- In 1894, Hamilton was in the throes of expanding.
- Meanwhile, Paris was in the throes of revolution.
- India is in the throes of the new global economy.
- This is a metropolis in the throes of modernization.
- In theory capitalism was in its death throes, not the nation.
- Any decision made in the throes of emotion is likely to be wise.
- In 1924, Chile was in the throes of an economic and political crisis.
- Ilocos underwent the throes of these practices to be what it is today.
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