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The heat lingered around 100 degrees, and while Young danced and sang, she began to visibly gag and retch before running off the stage and asking for a bucket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
His mum Dawn Kafi, from Liverpool, said food made him retch and gag.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2022
She’s looks like she’s about to retch as she hoists a raw turkey from the sink where she was washing it.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2021
Practice tai chi, yoga, meditation, anything that trains you to see fear arising — or the need to retch — and serenely let those feelings pass.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2016
I retch again and again, and when my stomach is empty, the dry heaves take over.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Diana’s wardrobe becomes a gorgeous prison, from the string of pearls that repeatedly tightens around her neck to the stunning Chanel gown she wears as she retches into a toilet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
With a flourish, almost with dedication, with loud retches.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 7, 2019
Dumbfounded, she stalks away and retches in a trash bin.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2014
When Tenorman learns of his error, he retches and begins to sob.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 19, 2013
Castor and Pollux grab towels, aprons to stuff in the cracks as Gale retches into a bright yellow sink.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
They retched when he complained, “I know you’re upset. We’re upset. Our building burned down.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
McDonald spoke of the usual chicken and spaghetti at that hour, and no one retched, at least not audibly.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2021
As her husband tried to gather their belongings, the woman clutched her stomach and retched.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2021
An older woman retched into a plastic bag.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2021
I couldn’t help it, I leant o’er Spangler’s side and retched.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The smell was so overwhelming that workers started retching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat” “It’s hard to look at Walter Goggins’ noseless ‘Fallout’ character, the Ghoul, without retching, but his compelling performance also makes it hard to turn away.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Ms Ormerod said her father came to the door saying: "I really don't feel very well," with him retching and screwing his face up.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
In “Sweeney Todd,” Steven Hoggett set the huddled masses of Victorian London lurching and retching about the stage.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2023
Mr. Landau is yelling over the retching noises.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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