thro

American

[throo] / θru /

Or thro'

preposition

Archaic.

archaic spellings of through.

thro' British

/ θruː /

preposition

informal variant spellings of through

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Example Sentences

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"SILVERSTONE NOWCAST: Increasing signs of potential shower / convergence line development from now thro FP3 into quali."

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2011

Yesterday I got past him because he was so busy yacking to someone that just I walked thro'.

From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2010

And wat’s war nur all, yah’ve hed to wauk wet and dry, thro thick and thin, i all sorts o’ weather to Keighley, wen you’ve wanted to go on the continent or Lundun.

From Random Rhymes and Rambles by Wright, William Aldis

I'm tramping thro the mountains, They are rising white around me, Snow peaks like patriarchs That Winter has enthroned.

From Many Gods by Rice, Cale Young

And burn away his peace— Which is the pearl Of sainthood thro all worlds!

From The Immortal Lure by Rice, Cale Young

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