When John begins spitting out his food, his mother, Heather (Shirley Henderson), worn down by exhaustion and anger, banishes him from the dinner table—the first in an unceasing series of maternal rejections.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
According to federal authorities, Ferreira Borges then started biting an officer who attempted to get him under control and spit on the driver.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.