chugging

Example Sentences

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But it reaches across Main Street and Wall Street and does better when the whole economy is chugging along.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

And if they had, it was quickly overshadowed by something else in our breakneck news cycle, like FBI director Kash Patel chugging beer with the gold medal–winning men’s hockey team.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

He noted that policymakers' comments point toward patience and that the economy is chugging along.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

If I were unlucky enough to do so, I’d instantly lose my appetite, spitting out those pungent, peppery seeds with such haste and chugging glasses of water in an attempt to clean my palate.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

My pulse accelerates to the beat of her unsteady heart rhythm and the slow chugging of her blood moving through her veins.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton