gulp
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One court warned that public nuisance would become “a monster that would devour in one gulp the entire law of tort.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The first season ended in April and dropped weekly, but waiting to gulp down episodes in a couple of sittings may be more rewarding than taking it in over a couple of months.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025
Instead, something like this could happen: Maybe a raw milk drinker will gulp down some bird flu virus.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
Or, like many enterprising DIYers, you could go to L.A.’s downtown Flower District, save some money and — gulp — do your flowers yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Maya-Jade paused to gulp some air before she carried on.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
After last-minute gulps of water, everyone filters back into the heat of the desert and hurries to air out the cars’ ovenlike cabins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
As we open the gate, Matt visibly gulps.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025
They took gulps of water simultaneously, as the moderators began.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2024
Two brothers survived by rationing bodybuilding supplements, drinking their own urine and swallowing gulps of air.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
He dropped to his knees and nearly choked on the gulps of air he took in.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
Trout, their speckled flanks gleaming in the sun, gulped them down one by one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
“The money question remains as to how many barrels vacated by India will be gulped up by the Chinese teapots,” Raj said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
And when a Labrador retriever owned by another company officer gulped down a bagel impaled with a toothpick, he said, most of the resulting $10,5000 surgical bill was covered as well.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
But his grandmother Elvire Desir chuckled as he hungrily gulped down his meal.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
I gulped, gripping the straps on my book bag with sweaty hands.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
Nearby, crowds huddled in thin strips of shade outside pavilions, gulping free bottles of water that workers were distributing throughout the event.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
It’s the stuff of popcorn binging and soda gulping, a classic summertime treat.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024
Over time Paul learnt to consciously breathe by gulping down air, using his throat muscles to force air into his lungs.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
Still others are gulping slushies to cool their inner core.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
A century later he was gulping down eighteen pounds.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
