How to Use flatulence in a Sentence
flatulence
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Then maybe the brain flatulence will cease and the fools won’t try.
—Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
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The head coach must not get brain flatulence on fourth downs.
—Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
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No word yet on how much, if any, flatulence there might be.
—Jennifer M. Wood, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
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True parts of the scene: Nitro is adorable, and mastiffs are known for their flatulence.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2022
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The fake flatulence doesn’t come with a smell, but the exhibit doesn’t neglect that sense.
—Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2014
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Kids will enjoy the jokes about flatulence, while adults will fall in love with George Clooney's pot-bellied pig.
—Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021
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That might explain how someone was able to sell a recording of his flatulence as an NFT for $85.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2021
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Lots of flatulence and sound effects humor in this episode.
—EW.com, 12 May 2024
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Within the first week, about 35% of the bean eaters reported an increase in flatulence (note: 65% did not).
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 4 Oct. 2021
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Think of it as the visual equivalent of flatulence in a bubble bath.
—David Pagel, latimes.com, 9 June 2017
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On the other hand, the flatulence elicited by American beer is renowned throughout the world.
—The Sucksters, WIRED, 7 Dec. 1998
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Some dogs are simply more prone to flatulence than others.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2022
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What if covid spread by flatulence instead of from breathing?
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
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The sacs might evolve to be separate from the lungs and filled with a gas less dense than air, such as methane — a byproduct of, ahem, flatulence, to which a dragon might be prone.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2013
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The tragedy of rifle neglect (like dandruff or flatulence) occurs even in the finest people.
—David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 29 July 2020
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What’s flatulence, anyway, if not the body’s attempt at its own form of sonic catering?
—Vulture, 24 June 2022
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Cow manure emits methane which can also come from cow burps, and yes, cow flatulence.
—CBS News, 8 Aug. 2019
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The series explains that Doug aims to sustain a career through flatulence.
—Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2019
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There are many tales of Andre’s epic drinking, his flatulence, his kind demeanor.
—Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 10 Apr. 2018
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No lumpy four-banger flatulence here, but rather that throaty Mercedes moan that defies the ear to determine whether the powerplant is a V-16, a straight eight, or a flat twin.
—Brock Yates, Car and Driver, 18 May 2021
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That, in scientist-speak, is a pretty darn good flatulence joke.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 24 Apr. 2018
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Still, cow flatulence and burping are big causes of methane gas.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
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An actor who has done flatulence jokes his entire career wants to die after giving a big speech in a war movie?
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
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This is due to the presence of carbon dioxide gas, which can cause burping, bloating, and flatulence for some people.
—Serena Coady, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2021
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As a result, more than half the subjects had problems like bloatedness, cramps, and flatulence with the non-hydrogel version of the drink.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2021
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Cow manure and flatulence account for about half of the state’s methane emissions, and curbing the potent greenhouse gas...
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 9 June 2019
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But the engine character is all wrong—the desert of torque at low revs, the peaky power band, the pernicious waste-gate flatulence—and the turbo lag is shattering.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
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Brandon Staley had a severe bout with brain flatulence, allowing the clock to run down at the end of regulation and head to OT, and got lucky again.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
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Yup, Britt took a six-hour international flight to attend to her boyfriend's flatulence.
—Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 25 Jan. 2017
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At another booth, dubbed the Palace of the Winds, classical music was parodied with a chorus of live flatulence.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
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