retch in a sentence

v. i.

📚 Grade Level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Definition

Retch: to make the sound and movement of vomiting, often accompanied by nausea or a strong aversion to something.

After eating the spoiled food, she began to retch uncontrollably.
The overwhelming smell of the garbage made him retch in disgust.
He felt a wave of nausea wash over him, causing him to retch violently.
Watching the gruesome scene unfold, she couldn't help but retch at the sight.
The patient started to retch as the doctor administered the strong medication.
She felt the urge to retch after catching a whiff of the spoiled food.
The sight of the injured animal made him retch uncontrollably.
With a grimace, she tried to suppress the retch that threatened to escape her lips.
He had to turn away, unable to watch the scene without wanting to retch.
After swallowing the bitter medicine, she fought the retch that followed.