Recent Examples on the WebFor expectorating adults looking down, a guard may block big droplets but work less well for shorter persons, like children.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024 Place used clothing in hampers; blow your nose in a tissue; clear your throat and expectorate to remove mucus, which may contain particles inhaled in a lab; place glasses in the decontaminating solution for three minutes; take a full-body shower.—Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012 Places where people might need to talk loudly, sing, or otherwise expectorate without a mask are seen as riskier than those where everyone can easily wear a mask at all times.—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2020 Of course, there’s never been any such game where players young and old didn’t expectorate freely.—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 8 May 2020 When Andrei blasts Matvey with a shotgun, blowing apart one of his sofa cushions, which in turn expectorates a bunch of American dollars, those deeper motives becomes obvious.—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
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