chugging

Example Sentences

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Two years ago, with the economy chugging along and inflation falling, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dispatched a question about stagflation with humor rather than scorn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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

The deal would give Hapag-Lloyd extra capacity at a time when the shipping industry is chugging along just fine, despite some concerns about a deteriorating macroeconomic environment and the disruption that artificial intelligence could cause.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 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

Then we all heard it, the chugging of a motor.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls