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

Hollywood nepotism sticks in our craw, I think, because it violates the fantasy that, as Lottie Moss wrote, “If you put your mind to something you can accomplish anything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2023

The shame of the lie still stuck in his craw, but Varys had insisted it was necessary.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin