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On the record she punctuates that line with an exaggerated retch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
His mum Dawn Kafi, from Liverpool, said food made him retch and gag.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2022
She’s looks like she’s about to retch as she hoists a raw turkey from the sink where she was washing it.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2021
For about 40 of those years, the sight of that bust has made Willie Mahone, a local lawyer, want to retch.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2016
But it was hard not to retch when she looked at Sciron’s toes.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Diana’s wardrobe becomes a gorgeous prison, from the string of pearls that repeatedly tightens around her neck to the stunning Chanel gown she wears as she retches into a toilet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
With a flourish, almost with dedication, with loud retches.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 7, 2019
Dumbfounded, she stalks away and retches in a trash bin.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2014
When Tenorman learns of his error, he retches and begins to sob.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 19, 2013
Castor and Pollux grab towels, aprons to stuff in the cracks as Gale retches into a bright yellow sink.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
As we walked along 12th Avenue East toward my car at 3 a.m., we passed a man rubbing another man’s back as he retched on a dirt sidewalk strip.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023
McDonald spoke of the usual chicken and spaghetti at that hour, and no one retched, at least not audibly.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2021
He gulped, gagged and retched as the rest of the group sat handcuffed beside a Border Patrol truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2021
When I hoisted myself into the driver’s seat, I practically retched.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2020
He retched but had nothing in his stomach to throw up.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
The smell was so overwhelming that workers started retching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
While his long-time rivals move into the next phase of their lives, Djokovic was retching at the side of a court in an attempt to summon the energy to beat a teenager.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat” “It’s hard to look at Walter Goggins’ noseless ‘Fallout’ character, the Ghoul, without retching, but his compelling performance also makes it hard to turn away.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Steven Hoggett’s choreography, much more central than in other productions, has a similar effect, filling the stage with strange, disorienting gestures: extreme leaning, ratlike huddling, abdominal contractions that look like retching.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
The sawdust went up his nose, and he doubled over, coughing and retching.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
