Sometimes tears clear the throat and heart of sobs that choke.

It is time to put down the pen; time to clear the throat.

It can be beneficial, and not just to clear the throat.

A chronically running nose, accompanied by frequent nose-bleeds and a cough to clear the throat.

An early 19th century medical opinion claimed that snoring was necessary to clear the throat of mucus.

In a day or two there is a mucous secretion, making the patient inclined to clear the throat by hawking or coughing.

He coughed-itwas a convenient thing to cough-itcleared the throat and helped utterance.

Our pursuers are clearing the throats of their hideous machines.

Clearing the throat, an assessing nip in the gaze.

Coughing, sneezing, clearing the throat, etc., if done at all, must be done as quickly as possible.