throwing up

Example Sentences

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It gradually got worse and after waking up in the middle of the night choking and throwing up he said he knew "there was something badly wrong".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Numbers don’t lie, and U.S. companies are still throwing up good ones.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Whatever the issues might be, fans are not throwing up their hands and walking away.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

I'm not throwing up my hands, giving up, and saying let's not do anything because we're not going to have elections.

From Salon • May 15, 2025

Mia’s roommates did not notice anything until she began throwing up in the bathroom.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng