gouge in a sentence
n.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
GOUGE: To overcharge or swindle someone, or to make a deep cut or indentation in a surface.
Sample Sentences
- The contractor tried to gouge the price of the renovation, but I found a better deal elsewhere.
- During the storm, the heavy winds gouged deep holes in the ground, leaving a chaotic landscape behind.
- He used a sharp tool to carefully gouge out the center of the wood block for the sculpture.
- The politician was accused of trying to gouge taxpayers with unnecessary fees and fines.
- When the car skidded on the icy road, it gouged the pavement, leaving a noticeable scar on the surface.
- The carpenter used a chisel to gouge out the intricate design from the wood.
- In his angry outburst, he threatened to gouge out the eyes of his opponent.
- The price of gas seemed to gouge consumers during the peak of travel season.
- She accidentally gouged the surface of the table with a sharp object.
- The artist decided to gouge the clay to create depth in her sculpture.