Example Sentences

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Diana’s wardrobe becomes a gorgeous prison, from the string of pearls that repeatedly tightens around her neck to the stunning Chanel gown she wears as she retches into a toilet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2021

With a flourish, almost with dedication, with loud retches.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 7, 2019

Dumbfounded, she stalks away and retches in a trash bin.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2014

When Tenorman learns of his error, he retches and begins to sob.

From Newsweek • Feb. 19, 2013

It rises, a thrashing of wings, up through her trachea—until Yo retches.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez