gouged

Example Sentences

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Memory may be the new oil, but memory investors aren’t getting gouged at the pump yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

She touted the low transport costs for spectators, the free fan festival and "that you're not going to be price gouged when it comes to hotels" as making Philadelphia the best value US venue.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Replacing the gouged front bumper was a $1,100 job and Mandell would’ve paid the first $500.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

It gouged out a 500km crater and pulverised rocks that ejected at incredibly fast speeds to form a cloud that circled around the globe.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

“We gouged this out the tree and thought you might want to keep it.”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis