Example Sentences

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Paul puts ‘bust’ in filibuster He doesn’t make it on the list of longest Senate gabs — but reading from Twitter instead of phone books might be a first.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2013

And in an era in which Lady Gaga gabs on about subverting gender and sexuality norms, these fellows strut the strut.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2012

Mark, a towering, perennially upbeat presence, relentlessly gabs away; Jay, short and bearded, lingers alongside.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2010

Scarlet gabs on a phone attached to the wall, Ruby reads a book, and Carmen admires herself in the sunlight that cascades through a window.

From Slate • May 26, 2009

Mrs. Fischer gabs about our quest to save the coyote until Ms. Andrews cuts her off.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz