Sentence examples for be gouged from inspiring English sources
verb
To make a mark or hole by scooping.
- Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood.
This meant that a considerable amount of stone had to be gouged from the obelisk to create the fluting.
But Canadians are familiar with many American retailers and their prices, and they don't want to be gouged on their home turf.
The current arrangements are a recipe for London to be gouged on the price of tube upgrades by the infrastructure companies.
Racing's image is very important to me and fans hate to be gouged, and an awful lot of sporting events do just that, racing included.
And if a client doesn't know the cost, for example, of each kitchen cabinet and wants to add another one -- the dread "change order" -- he has no way of knowing if he will be gouged for the extra one.
Noise from the site was also an issue, but the stadium will be gouged out of the former airfield, with the playing field 26 feet below grade, so the noise and the aesthetic impact should be minimized.
Yet even the lowest wholesale rates in Europe may be gouging consumers.
"It doesn't seem to be gouging you at the door".
Crane doesn't appear to be gouging fans for profit.
His eyes were gouged out.
