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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
Emma was about 11 when her legs started to feel heavy and throb and said they started to grow bigger.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
A new scene opens on a translucent blob with twisty veins that seems to throb, which is revealed to be a portion of a voluminous, sheer sleeve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
"We did a lot this week," I replied, feeling my knees begin to throb in anticipation.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2022
Cala lets it rip, and I position my glove and await the telltale thunk and slight throb of my palm inside my glove.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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
My entire body throbs to the rhythm of my heart.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
As we said our farewells, my head throbbed from taking in so much knowledge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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
"You could walk through the middle of the garden on a sunny day, and it throbbed with that sound of insects," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2022
In late afternoon, the wind throbbed at 28 mph and gusted to 39 mph.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
My head throbbed and my throat felt thick with chocolate sauce and exhaustion.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
That moment came in 2008, with a crash and a long, throbbing hangover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
He is a throbbing mass of malevolence, turned up — to reference Reiner’s “This Is Spinal Tap” — to 11.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The plastic symmetry of “Battleship Potemkin,” its humanity, and its throbbing power still command respect, and Sergei Eisenstein endures as the finest film editor the world has seen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Researchers here are developing the extraordinarily sounding "organ-on-a-chip" technology, conjuring up alarming images of throbbing brains and beating hearts sitting on top of electronic circuits.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Ekon’s feet had begun aching hours ago, but he didn’t stop, and now he felt that pain throbbing through his body with every step.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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