belch

Example Sentences

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Those same people are now basking in the delight of watching online trolls spiral as they belch “terrorist” while reckoning with his likelihood to win the mayorship in November.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Two thousand years ago, the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder described a man named Pomponius who could not belch.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2024

These landfills also belch methane, a powerful, planet-warming gas, on average at almost three times the rate reported to federal regulators, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Several African leaders noted their continent’s rainforests help gobble up excess carbon dioxide in the air and emphasized how their countries belch out only a tiny fraction of heat-trapping emissions compared to richer countries.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

The rest of the kids tightened their stomachs, opened their mouths, and tried to figure out how to explain a belch.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg