threw up
Example Sentences
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“Turns out meaningful public services do cost money, so mayors and city councils were left fighting over tax cuts and poor services until everyone simply threw up their hands.”
From Salon • May 3, 2026
The crowd and I jumped up and down, threw up our hands, sang and danced together.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Darren, and Sophia's mum Amanda, were so shocked and devastated at the news that they threw up in the street outside the hospital.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
One of Eva’s friends threw up in the snow.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
Robin gobbled down the chicken-and-rice goo so fast that she threw up most of it on my book about cheetahs.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
