gagging
Example Sentences
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Spitting to the required level required multiple attempts and near gagging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The use of NDAs by a church is legal at present, but many safeguarding experts say these agreements amount to gagging orders which can be weaponised against whistle blowers and complainants.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
This was part of the reason the information was protected by a so-called "super-injunction" - a kind of gagging order that prevents the reporting of even the existence of the injunction.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
Some mornings, she wakes up gagging or coughing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
I keep up my act for another few minutes, gagging twice more as the soldiers continue to watch me.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
