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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
So far he had not lurched off to the woods to retch, but he had not so much as glanced at the dead men either.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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
When Tenorman learns of his error, he retches and begins to sob.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 19, 2013
While a fellow student retches, the teacher exalts his genius.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2012
Just before landing he goes into the bathroom, retches into the tiny metal basin.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
They retched when he complained, “I know you’re upset. We’re upset. Our building burned down.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
As we walked along 12th Avenue East toward my car at 3 a.m., we passed a man rubbing another man’s back as he retched on a dirt sidewalk strip.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023
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
He retched but had nothing in his stomach to throw up.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
The smell was so overwhelming that workers started retching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
One man was seen retching, while others phoned loved ones and walked away.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
Instead she found two of her co-workers vomiting, with one retching into her bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
My husband and I had hoped for this pregnancy, but at that point, part of me thought a miscarriage would at least end the retching.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2023
Or I would stare in horror at a man retching.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
