throes

Example Sentences

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The governments of Lebanon and Syria, both in the throes of crippling economic crises, said Friday would mark the beginning of the dayslong holiday.

From Seattle Times

India is in the throes of a massive move to its cities - the second largest rural to urban migration in human history.

From BBC

In Vanessa’s case, that person was a childhood friend, herself in the throes of addiction.

From Washington Post

The area around their home in south San Francisco transformed from a cultural hub in the throes of hippie culture into a tech-obsessed megalopolis of more than 7.5 million people.

From Washington Post

My mother recently sent me that George B--- signed egg, wooden and painted turquoise, with the event's details on it — while I was in the final throes of editing my new book, "Egg."

From Salon