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Example Sentences

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On the record she punctuates that line with an exaggerated retch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2023

His mum Dawn Kafi, from Liverpool, said food made him retch and gag.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2022

I can tolerate some dairy, but I still have to repress a retch at the sight of yogurt.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2021

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

As always, it made him shudder and even retch slightly.

From "1984" by George Orwell