gouge

Example Sentences

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Landlords in the area were gouging renters, Koerner said, and he briefly considered living in his car before one of his employees offered a La Crescenta space that had just become available.

From Los Angeles Times

The tradition of intaglios goes back to the Sumerian period in Mesopotamia, where figures were gouged by hand into softer stone.

From New York Times

And so ensues much punching and grunting and kicking and gouging and shooting, and shooting, and shooting.

From Los Angeles Times

As more analysts blame price gouging for inflation, some say the government needs to impose temporary price controls.

From Washington Times

A bullet, tearing through the bamboo cover, gouged a two-inch gash in his forehead.

From Washington Post