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Example Sentences
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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
John Whaite confusing salt and sugar in a technical round, causing Paul Hollywood to retch over his rum babas!
From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2019
I thought of the shreds of gray stringy beef floating in the stew, and I wanted to retch.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.