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They are deep enough to create a distant shore of the imagination, where readers can live as castaways from cable news, TikTok and the dull throb of the ordinary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
And so the throb of pain continues to course through her.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
Your eyes might begin to water, your head to throb and headlines in today’s newspapers to overwhelm your thoughts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
"We did a lot this week," I replied, feeling my knees begin to throb in anticipation.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2022
As more time passed, my head started to throb.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The production, co-created and directed by Moisés Kaufman, throbs with lip-synchable pop hits of such eclectic range that the dance club energy eventually ensnares everybody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
A radio throbs with Bob Marley in a park where German officer once resided in the surrounding townhouses.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Such waves can be detected in the way the star’s light pulses and throbs.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023
My heart throbs in my jaw: so close.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2023
It’s impossible not to feel a rush as the noise fills your ears, throbs and swells, pulls you into motion, so you’re not flexing your own muscles as much as riding the roar.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
Guitars wailed and drums throbbed behind her as part of a set with her bandmates during a recent show.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024
“Some people like loud music to relax and express their emotions on the dance floor,” Pledov said as a thumping electronic soundtrack throbbed in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
He was heartened, though, knowing the Hurricanes had beaten the Rangers, 3-1, even if his mouth throbbed.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
Later, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum splayed across the floor as his right shoulder throbbed in pain.
From Washington Post ● May 22, 2022
His head throbbed, and although the night was hot a chill passed through his body.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
So what to do about your underwhelming past lovers, your Pisces Venusian yearning, your throbbing heart, your efforts to prepare yourself to love from the most whole place you possibly can?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
A couple of years ago, a falling durian landed on his shoulder, leaving him with a throbbing pain that acts up now and then.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
She told me I may see her third eye throbbing there when she entered her trance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Following the Maytals’ 1968 hit “Do the Reggay,” with its choppy beat, steady rhythm guitar, throbbing bass and wailing horns, Mr. Cliff wrote songs that expressed social and personal themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
The throbbing burn in my throat displaced all other pain.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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