gum

Example Sentences

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"It's almost palpably eager to please – and if you don't welcome it right into your heart, you might want to check there's not some marmalade gumming it shut."

From BBC

"He spat his chewing gum out to cover," says Spencer.

From BBC

Poor dental hygiene can led to tooth decay and gum infections, which can lead to tooth loss and gum disease.

From BBC

In Salem, plain-spoken Republicans from rural central and eastern Oregon are experts at gumming up the works with their deft wielding of parliamentary procedure, taking a page from Disraeli as they spar with majority Democrats.

From Washington Times

In the 1920s, as those newfangled private motor cars gummed up traffic, street-side parking downtown was banned.

From Los Angeles Times