Example Sentences

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The puteketeke, a bird that pukes, grunts, growls and has bizarre mating rituals, won New Zealand’s bird of the century title in a competition where American-British comedian John Oliver's involvement has ruffled some local feathers.

From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023

She aspires to be a newscaster but is so camera shy she spectacularly pukes when the red light goes on.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

She quickly passes out again when she refuses to swallow this bizarre blue glowing ball that John pukes into her mouth—it’s presumably the fake-scientific thing that transforms her into a part-fish like him.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2021

A scene or two later, the woman has come down with a sudden case of the pukes.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2019

I rake a mountain into the front yard and there are still more, like the earth pukes up leaf gunk when I’m not looking.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson