Throats
[θrəuts]
Examples
- His name is Pietro Venucci, from Naples, and he is one of the greatest cut-throats in London. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was a bitter night, so we drew on our ulsters and wrapped cravats about our throats. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- JAMES HARTHOUSE THE Gradgrind party wanted assistance in cutting the throats of the Graces. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- At sight of us a shout of rage went up from a hundred throats. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He said it was dead, and looked at Heinrich and Minna, who have sore throats. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- His determination to cram down their throats, or put 'bodily into their souls' his own words, elicits a cry of horror from Socrates. Plato. The Republic.
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