Example Sentences

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América Peraza, a florist in Mexico City, gushes over García Harfuch, describing him as handsome, intelligent and elegant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“I’ve basically modeled my whole look and style after you,” Carpenter gushes when she and Piggy finally meet in the recent special.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

In the Sierra Nevada, the snow that blankets the rugged landscape each winter melts and gushes in meadows, streams and rivers, nourishing alpine ecosystems and filling reservoirs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

"We are seeing entire snowfields melting within a day or two when rains fall on them and the huge quantity of water gushes down as floods," said Jakob Steiner, a geoscientist with University of Graz.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Standing in the light of a partial moon, he watched the water come out in gushes of icy silver.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan