gag
Example Sentences
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Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Notaro frequently exhorts listeners to watch the show on YouTube, which she said is a “joking nudge” to listeners and a running gag among the hosts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Or if they have, they have never gleaned even the most basic lesson from the long-running gag about Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Some of what the pranksters say or do for the sake of a gag skirts credibility.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The smell washed over me a moment later, and I had to swallow hard to get my gag reflex in check.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing gag
Back-Words: Palindromes
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