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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
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
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
When he heard Hooper begin to retch, he shot round in terror, it was like hearing the dead.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
