noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of gasbag
Example Sentences
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Well, shoot, I’m proud to be a gasbag and, as we parade into the darkness having changed the American sports media landscape forever, at least I can finally say unequivocally, “It’s …”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
At its least attractive, you may grimly flash on the last gasbag you were stuck next to while waiting on some interminable line.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
As Simpson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., captures the football star’s gasbag egotism but falls short of the regal charisma that drew people to him.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2016
Over the past 20 years, I have worked on and off as a writer, a regular guest on Classic Sports Reporters, and a recurring consultant and on-air gasbag for SportsCentury and other shows.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2011
There was still a strong sideways pull from the gasbag, which was now nearly empty, but which as a result was catching the wind like a sail.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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