gag
Example Sentences
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Paul Farbrace has a gag about how Ollie Robinson came to be Sussex captain.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
On May 18, he rescinded the gag rule External link, promising the SEC would stop using its “institutional power” to restrict free speech.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Byron Allen, the media mogul whose holdings do include the Weather Channel, laughed when the gag was repeated to him during a recent phone conversation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
O’Connor then imposed a sweeping gag order that sought to prevent RIH—or any other interested party—from continuing to litigate before McElroy or the court that oversees her, the 1st U.S.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
I want to say good-bye to him, but the words are stuffed inside my mouth like a gag keeping me from talking.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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