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Examples
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I am going to quite forest gumps mama, "Life is like a box of chocalates, you never know what you are gonna get"
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I am going to quite forest gumps mama, "Life is like a box of chocalates, you never know what you are gonna get"
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She looked up with mild astonishment when, as they left the town by the highroad southward, Father burst out, "I'll play if I want to, but I can't stand the gawping gumps here."
The Innocents A Story for Lovers Sinclair Lewis 1918
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All were gumps and lunkheads, only they didn't know, yer see;
Memories and Anecdotes Sanborn, Kate, 1839-1917 1915
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And you and me are missing it all, like a couple of gumps.
Danny's Own Story 1912
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"There's a good many born gumps not so far from here as her house," interjected Phinney.
The Depot Master Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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Peeliky Tiltons uncle can with his base horn and when sumbuddy in the band plays out of tune he gumps up and waulks up and down the piaza and says why dont they hit that feller with a ax. so
Brite and Fair Worth Brehm 1899
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All were gumps and lunkheads, only they didn't know, yer see;
Memories and Anecdotes Kate Sanborn 1878
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Page 226 money, like these 'ere fools and gumps that goes down to the Florida swamps, to be shot at all day by Ingens, for eighteen pence a day.
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Rockstar makes enough money to give bank owners goose gumps.
Cinema Blend Feeds 2010
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