throbbing
Example Sentences
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The song holds next to none of the grinding desire throbbing through most of The Artist’s oeuvre.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 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
When the aircraft parked and the doors opened, Harris said his head was throbbing, he felt confused and was struggling to string sentences together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
They can last from a couple of minutes to days and the pain can be sharp, dull, throbbing or stabbing and sometimes spread beyond your head to your scalp, face or even your neck.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
Nixon then sat in the Lincoln Sitting Room, his tooth throbbing, as election returns began coming in.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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