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How to use throat in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Throat means the front part of the neck. Example: “The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.”

Examples of throat by meaning

nounThe front part of the neck.

  • The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.
  • The tale is bookended by battles – faces meatily pummelled, bones crunchily broken and throats spurtingly sliced as offstage conflicts are placed centre-screen.2015 October 4, Mark Kermode, “Macbeth review – a spittle-flecked Shakespearean war film”, in The Observer

nounThe gullet or windpipe.

  • As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat.

nounA narrow opening in a vessel.

  • The water leaked out from the throat of the bottle.

verbTo utter in or with the throat.

  • to throat threats
  • He beat about and pecked the net until his mate was liberated, and, throating a song of gratitude, the bird he freed flew to the sky.1911, Paul Wilstach, Thais, "the Story of a Sinner who Became a Saint and a Saint who Sinned": A Play in Four Acts, page 17
  • As you know, I have gone in for the more manly athletics here with my visual enthusiasm, throating a nasty tenor on the Glee Club and shaking a vicious hoof on our dancing team.1921, Harry Charles Witwer, The Rubyiat of a Freshman, page 31

verbTo take into the throat. (Compare deepthroat.).

  • The Roman began to throat his rigid flagpole of a mancock, making groaning noises.1995, Kyle Stone, Hot bauds: a selection of steamy BBS writings, Badboy
  • His head leaned back, water splashing his face as I throated his solid pipe.2017, Brian Patrick Davis, Songs About Boys, →ISBN

More sentences with throat

  • My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow.From the entry swallow
  • Frank’s breath hitched in his throat when he saw the knife being pointed at him.From the entry hitch
  • I had a frog in my throat and the words didn't come out very clearly.From the entry frog in one's throat
  • Angioedema of the throat can cause suffocation and should be treated as a medical emergency.From the entry angioedema
  • He coughed violently and spat out the catarrh irritating his throat.From the entry catarrh
  • With a scratchy throat and a cough, it feels like I'm coming down with a cold.From the entry come down with
  • After hearing his story I could hardly speak for the lump in my throat.From the entry lump in one's throat
  • The final scene of Romeo and Juliet always brings a lump to my throat.From the entry lump to one's throat
  • Unless otherwise mentioned, 25 ml of throat paint is to be prepared.From the entry throat paint
  • I attempted to sing, but my throat was too hoarse.From the entry attempt
  • I have a persistent tickle in my throat.From the entry tickle
  • After he was stabbed, blood came gushing out his throat.From the entry gush
  • When an allergic reaction caused Jack's throat to swell, the paramedics inserted a tracheal tube so that he could breathe.From the entry tracheal
  • He spoke in a rasping voice due to throat cancer.From the entry rasping
  • Keep your fingers away from the throat of the meatgrinder.From the entry meatgrinder
  • Diana monkeys are generally black or dark grey, but have a white throat, crescent-shaped browband, ruff and beard.From the entry browband
  • Try to remember next time, but don’t fret — I won’t jump down your throat if you forget.From the entry jump down someone's throat
  • She made a gaggy sound in her throat.From the entry gaggy
  • He casually prescribed throat paint and some antibiotic drugs.From the entry throat paint
  • The two roommates had been at each other's throats ever since the first took the biggest bedroom without any discussion.From the entry at each other's throats
  • They were at each other's throats all evening.From the entry at someone's throat
  • The assassin's gloved hands closed throttlingly around the victim's throat.From the entry throttlingly
  • Anger bloomed up from his throat.From the entry bloom
  • For my father's sake, I thought I must keep up appearances, but the food stuck in my throat, and I could not swallow another mouthful.From the entry keep up appearances
  • Careful, he'll go for your throat!From the entry go for
  • That flutter in your voice is a vocal tremor, caused by the involuntary contractions of muscles in the larynx, throat or other adjacent parts of the body.From the entry flutter
  • The urge to clear my throat was suppressible, but the urge to sneeze wasn't, and so I made a large noise in the middle of the solo.From the entry suppressible
  • A wry laugh bubbled up Carmen's throat as she turned to Blanca.2025 August 12, Hailey Piper, A Game in Yellow, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 28,61. From the entry chin
  • About one in 10 adults with a sore throat has strep, according to the C.D.C.2023 April 14, Dani Blum, “Strep Is on the Rise. Here’s How to Minimize Your Risk.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry strep
  • His mouth opened wide, and boiling water and steam rushed from his throat.2023, Pearce DeChamplain, “Septimus—Birthday”, in The Valley of Dragons, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Dorrance Publishing Co, →ISBN. From the entry draconically
  • A tic is a sudden, rapid, repetitive, non-rhythmic movement (e.g. eye blinking) or vocalization (e.g. throat clearing).2020, Andrea E. Cavanna, Pharmacological Treatment of Tics, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry tic

Meaning of throat

  1. noun The front part of the neck.
  2. noun The gullet or windpipe.
  3. noun A narrow opening in a vessel.

Full definition of throat

Questions about throat in a sentence

How do you use throat in a sentence?
Throat is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.”
What is a short sentence with throat?
“to throat threats”
What does throat mean?
Throat means the front part of the neck.

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