gouge out
Example Sentences
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By 160 million years ago, lampreys were larger than ever before, actively swimming after fish to gouge out flesh from their prey like living ice cream scoops.
From National Geographic • Oct. 31, 2023
From talking to other parents of elementary-school-age kids who would rather gouge out their eyes than play Roblox, Barbies or Risk, I know I’m not alone in resisting playtime.
From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2021
Steve Clarke would rather gouge out his own eyes than betray feelings of weakness, but after many good days this was a horrendous one for him.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2021
The bridges allow the lorises to reach previously inaccessible feeding trees, where they gouge out gum with their teeth.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2020
It took him ten minutes to gouge out a hole that he judged to be right.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
