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Example Sentences

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“For nearly 250 years, Mary has played a distinct role in our great American story,” Trump declared, offering a brief Catholic history of the United States that would’ve made this country’s Puritan forefathers retch.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

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

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2022

She’s looks like she’s about to retch as she hoists a raw turkey from the sink where she was washing it.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

John Whaite confusing salt and sugar in a technical round, causing Paul Hollywood to retch over his rum babas!

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2019

But it was hard not to retch when she looked at Sciron’s toes.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan