Example Sentences

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Supply officers had long suspected that Glenn Defense was gouging the Navy for sewage removal by overstating how many gallons it pumped away.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2016

At the other end, Brook Lopez was gouging the Wizards’ donut defense, tormenting them from the interior.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2015

"It jumped up so fast that a lot of the quilt shops initially thought it was gouging by their stores, and the stores thought it was gouging by the wholesale distributors like ourselves," he said.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2011

Early in the week, the London Hilton was gouging its guests $2.75 for the pound, while the American Express office in that city was gamely taking traveler's checks at the official rate of $2.42.

From Time Magazine Archive

Carefully, with the tip of his tongue between his teeth, he was gouging his name in the wood of the dresser with his knife.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke