thro
preposition
archaic spellings of through.
thro
American
[throo]
/ θru /
Or
thro'
preposition
Archaic.
thro'
British
/ θruː /
preposition
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
He done had Mr. Garvin 'rested 'cos he rode thro'.
From Nobody's Child by Dejeans, Elizabeth
There is no night I suffer thro But Destiny rules stern and pale: And yet what I am meant to do I will do, ere Death drop his veil.
From Many Gods by Rice, Cale Young
I member when Price's army kum thro here in '64 or '65 on their way ta Pilot Knob.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
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