chugged
Example Sentences
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Fulton lured 40 friends and relatives on board and chugged all the way to Albany and back, covering 300 miles in 62 hours—an astounding pace of nearly 5 miles an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Massie even chugged a celebratory glass of raw milk.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
At one point on Thursday the train chugged past a queue of trucks waiting for fuel -- the trains themselves run on diesel, with the state railway company maintaining its own stocks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
He rose precisely at 5 a.m. for a long workout, chugged the same protein shake afterward, took a shower at 7 a.m. on the dot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
The train chugged, past the backs of buildings and then out into the corn.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
