chug

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, SSE continues to chug forward amid mixed weather conditions and consistent profit expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor left Windsor not with a regal fanfare, but with the chug of removal lorries, heading for Norfolk in the night.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

There are three in the house: Louise, an 18-year-old puggle; Henry, a 13-year-old Chihuahua terrier and Lily, a 1½-year-old chug.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

CBS will continue to chug along under the stewardship of Weiss.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

And he was close enough to the tracks to listen for the chug of an engine.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool