guzzle

Example Sentences

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The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that residential landscaping across the U.S. guzzles nearly 8 billion gallons of water daily: more than we use for showering and washing clothes combined.

From Seattle Times

A proposal to spend millions of dollars on a massive water-chilling system was jettisoned, in part because, as one federal biologist put it, “chillers guzzle diesel fuel and aren’t exactly a ‘green’ technology.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’ll guzzle between 2 to 4 million gallons of water a day by some estimates, using the water to cool down equipment and clean silicon wafers.

From The Verge

To infiltrate the school, the adult siblings guzzle a magic baby formula that temporarily shrinks them to their ages from the first movie.

From Washington Post

Washers guzzle gallons of water and dryers use up energy.

From Washington Post