gagging
Example Sentences
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Spitting to the required level required multiple attempts and near gagging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Food binds generations through shared experience, even if the first bite ends in tears or, apparently, smelt-induced gagging.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
When the leak was discovered some 18 months later, in August 2023, the then-Conservative government sought a gagging order to prevent details of the error being made public.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
The peer had previously voiced concern over "serious constitutional issues" raised by the handling of the breach, which went undiscovered for more than a year before the gagging order was requested.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
It’ll be a long time until I can scrub that toilet again without gagging.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
