Example Sentences

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Ferguson’s Gang, as they called themselves, were masked, anonymous activists who went by codenames such as Bill Stickers, Granny the Throttler, Black Maria and Red Biddy.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2019

An oath, and a threat to set Throttler on me if I did not ‘frame off’ rewarded my perseverance.

From Wuthering Heights by Brontë, Emily

‘Hey, Throttler, lad!’ whispered the little wretch, rousing a half-bred bull-dog from its lair in a corner. 

From Wuthering Heights by Brontë, Emily