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Example Sentences

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The heat lingered around 100 degrees, and while Young danced and sang, she began to visibly gag and retch before running off the stage and asking for a bucket.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

His mum Dawn Kafi, from Liverpool, said food made him retch and gag.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2022

But they’re also 4-3 against the three worst teams in the Eastern Conference, and if you didn’t retch a little during that double-digit loss in Atlanta, your stomach is stronger than mine.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2018

For about 40 of those years, the sight of that bust has made Willie Mahone, a local lawyer, want to retch.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2016

She leaned over the bed to retch more, trying to cough something up, but nothing came out.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata