How to Use gag in a Sentence

gag

1 of 2 verb
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Synonyms for gagnext
  • The government is trying to gag the press.
  • There’s too much on the line for the Rams to gag at home.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The teen was bound and gagged, a sock placed in his mouth and his lips taped shut.
    — Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • And if very soft, some child or pet will try to eat it and then gag up their lunch.
    — Mark Holan/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 23 July 2017
  • But James knew, in the aftermath of his shot, that the Cavs gagged away a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter.
    — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 6 May 2018
  • Kedarie had been gagged, his head covered by a garbage bag and his body doused in bleach.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Consider this the place to go for stocking stuffers and gag gifts.
    — Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The Astros have now suffered six straight, running the gamut in ways to gag winnable games.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2019
  • The boy was eating his lunch and then stood up, appearing to gag on his food.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The roads of this old mining town are gagged with standstill traffic.
    — Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2020
  • So refused to do so and was gagged, according to the report.
    — Aritz Parra, The Seattle Times, 27 Mar. 2019
  • She had been bound and gagged and stripped naked except for her gray-blue stockings.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 13 May 2020
  • One drawing shows what looks like a young female gagged and bound at her arms and legs.
    — Jean Casarez, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
  • When Cruz tried to call for help, one of the inmates allegedly used a towel to try to gag him.
    — Elizabeth Depompei, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2021
  • The 75-year-old Smith was found bound, gagged and suffocated to death on her bed.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 20 June 2018
  • Officers are gagged from speaking out if they are placed on the list.
    — Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Then, suddenly, the camera swerves to a dark room where the man this song is addressed to sits gagged and tied to a chair.
    — Roisin Kiberd, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • A woman who was bound, gagged and held against her will at a house in Mid-City escaped to safety...
    — Beau Evans, NOLA.com, 25 June 2017
  • Cooper and Hill taunted the teen with knives and sliced up his sweatshirt, hair and scalp while the teen was tied up and gagged, Lanier said.
    — Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2018
  • Who can pull half a pound of hair from a shower drain without gagging.
    — Hazlitt, 29 Mar. 2023
  • In her room, Claire realizes she is locked in and sees Ian, bound and gagged, being dragged away.
    — Roxane Gay, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2017
  • As smoke fills the vehicle, Clements can be seen opening the door, gagging for air.
    — Michael Harriot, The Root, 26 Mar. 2018
  • And don’t forget about the ominous ending: that bound and gagged bloody guy out wandering in the desert?
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 July 2019
  • More clothing was found around her neck and face and her mouth had been gagged, according to the report.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Last year, the Super Bowl champs lost by gagging a fourth-quarter lead at home.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 15 Oct. 2017
  • The victim was thrown to the floor, his wrists and ankles were zip ties, his mouth was gagged and taped, a pillow case was put over his head.
    — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Then, suddenly, a pair of masked thugs burst in and knock out the agent, proceeding to beat up Brooks and drag him away bound and gagged.
    — Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Tell the Raiders, who gagged away their final game in Oakland in front of home fans who came ready to give their team an epic sendoff.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 8 Jan. 2020
  • A bearded man sat on board, masked, handcuffed and gagged until out of shouting range of land.
    — Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 9 June 2017
  • So we were gagged to have Marius interested in the project.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2023
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gag

2 of 2 noun
  • They tied up the hostages and put gags in their mouths.
  • They hid his clothes as a gag.
  • The government is trying to put a gag on the press.
  • The movie relies on simpleminded gags for laughs.
  • The first gag is the best and takes an awful sock at the talkies.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Some of the gags, like some of the actors, land with a bit of a thud.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Break the ice with a great gag gift for the couple in your life.
    — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Go back to the first wave of his fame, and to the gag that ran through his drollest roles.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2022
  • No one has to parse the antique wordplay to be in on the gag.
    — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The best white elephant gifts don’t have to be gag gifts.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The actors and the crew are just building up to the moment when the gag happens.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In a Goldilocks gag, Dawn and Eden have a hard time finding good seats.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Buy your gag gift, write the name of it on a slip of paper, and stuff it inside an egg.
    — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The fan still remembered the gag all these years later.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Soon, this Daft Punk ball gag could be yours for only $950.
    — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2022
  • So, please, for the sake of my gag reflex, stop letting your clothing drag on the ground.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2022
  • In a film propelled by high jinks, the gag that stays with us the longest is Jamie’s accent.
    — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The shock rocker and his band turned out to be bookish and soft-spoken, which was a great gag. 5.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 June 2023
  • Make a rule that all gifts – gag or otherwise – must fit on theme.
    — USA Today, 7 Dec. 2022
  • And the right kind of drag is when a straight man does it as a gag, a dare or a humiliation.
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The gag has become a bit of a tradition at the Invictus Games.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But if the whiskey lover in your life enjoys a good Three Stooges site gag, add a couple of bar towels to the gift bag.
    — G. Clay Whittaker, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
  • And, of course, there are those of us who prefer a great gag gift over flowers and chocolates any day.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The gag gets better when the camera pulls back to show a gaggle of Kens all doing the same thing, as the chorus swells.
    — Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The gag is that Adidas had given permission to use the four stripes over ten years ago.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Jan. 2023
  • And stick around for the credits; the gag reel is a relatively clean delight.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • But at least there are fewer Windex gags this time around — only two by my count.
    — Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Field reveals that the wardrobe team liked her ad-libs so much they were inspired to include the gag with the tape on her jersey.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • This is the perfect gag gift for the auto enthusiast in your life.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Then she was whisked off, so that Kenan Thompson and Lizzo could do a gag about time zones.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022

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