Example Sentences

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I felt like he was gossiping about me to a lot of people, and during one review, it became clear that he was.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The time guys normally spend learning in GED or college classes, or socializing and building community in prisoner-run workshops, is now wasted inside their cells gossiping and scheming.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

After being rejected, Venessa, also then in her mid-twenties, sent Jay a series of "angry and accusatory" messages, saying he was gossiping about her.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

A few beats later, she slides in gossiping about Laurie’s menace of a kid and gnarly divorce.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025

But Lauren had already started walking to her next class, gossiping with two other girls who followed her like panting puppy dogs, leaving me smoldering.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda