gulp

Example Sentences

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Elon Musk took a gulp of water on stage at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland last month and started talking up one of his latest passions: data centers orbiting Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

These were all shows whose writers knew how to keep viewers on the hook by giving them small tastes of the biggest secrets, with the occasional gulp of a major reveal.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025

Instead, something like this could happen: Maybe a raw milk drinker will gulp down some bird flu virus.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

But in general, however many pollutants you might find in L.A.’s tap water, there are not enough to make you seriously ill in one gulp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

“Can you really tell a person’s intentions just by looking at them?” asks a red-faced boy with a gulp.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston