throve

[ throhv ]

verb

1. a simple past tense of thrive.

throve

/ θrəʊv /

verb

1. a past tense of thrive

Example Sentences

It throve because it came with the tempting bribe of Heaven in one hand, and the withering threat of Hell in the other.

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There were still dissensions and jars, but the Colony throve and grew in industry and strength.

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Meanwhile the population grew and throve under colonial protection.

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He visited them daily to see how they throve, and was very angry when he saw, one day, that a favorite tree was badly hacked.

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The Pierstons kept a dogged middle course, throve without show or noise, and also retired in their turn.

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