gush
Example Sentences
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Lee Ratcliffe, head teacher at Calderstones School in Liverpool, says he felt a "gush of pride" at seeing the teenage friends triumph in the BBC series' finale this week.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
That’s why, in the moments after Jack Hughes scored the winning goal in overtime, all the American players wanted to gush about was Hellebuyck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
But when two of her Calvin Klein coworkers gush, “You’re going to be the American people’s princess!” my inner narrator countered, “No. Not so much.”
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
The agent took the opportunity to gush about ICE’s new state-of-the-art semi-automatic tasers and brand-new pepper-ball guns.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
I saw a gush of blue flame rise high above the rooftops and heard it roar again.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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