gob

Example Sentences

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When he dismisses a contagion that killed millions as a “global gob of spit,” Mr. Tesson seems unfeeling and out of touch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The seagull with the bread in his gob was the best of it.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

But when such a person appears in a context where I'd least expect them – where, by all rights, they don't need to be – that is a real smack to the old gob.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2023

The most gob smacking is when the hunky dancer Campbell Caspary walks down a flight of stairs on his hands.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023

And who asked you to open your gob, Mr. High and Mighty?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt