throat

Example Sentences

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That feeling can present in many ways — rumination, a knot in your throat or your chest, an unease in your stomach, the tensing of muscles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

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

"Their internal operation said kids are worth $270 lifetime value," she whispered, her throat tightening.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

She and Celia both look at me, and I clear my throat.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison