It was an action so adult, so beautiful that Lessa felt her throat tightening.

"I know my mom would be like that, too, if she were still around," I said, my throat tightening.

Amanda sat down, her throat tightening, her eyes filling with tears at those final, devastating words.

And you make me feel so much," she said, her throat tightening.

This is no joke, I thought, my throat tightening.

"I know that," she whispered, her throat tightening.

With his throat tightening, Jeremy rose to follow her, knowing that if he didn't seize the moment, it might never come again.

It's like we're kissing good-bye, she thought, her throat tightening.

Talking to the official on Monday, I sensed his throat tightening, felt mean-spirited pleasure.

"I don't know if I'll ever see-" He stopped, his throat tightening, the words fading away into silence.