gassed

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Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“I’m not sure why Taylor picked such a rundown place to film, but I’m gassed about it,” said Hogg, 24.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

While showing few outward signs of struggling with the foot blisters which troubled him in the quarter-finals, Djokovic regularly looked gassed against Sinner before finding further reserves to win in four hours and nine minutes.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

They couldn’t lean on Ohtani, who looked gassed while starting the game as a pitcher on short rest.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

This was of course after they had already gassed each other up, talking to each other like there was no one else on the track but them.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds