guzzling

Example Sentences

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Along steep and narrow trails, a few rustic taverns for wine guzzling seem incongruous in the midst of all of the ruggedness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“Indeed, neither the Gulf war nor Russia-Ukraine could stop oil barrels guzzling out.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

The ruling disrupted fertility treatments that are expensive, physically and emotionally taxing, and extremely time-sensitive, guzzling precious resources that many couples did not have.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

A childhood memory of the Australians still endures for most of us - where they turn up fierce and gloating, stationed at slip, bucket-handed, waiting for catches that everyone knows they are guzzling imminently.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023

‘But please, when you see how truly glumptious it is, do not be guzzling the whole thing. Leave me a little snitchet for my supper.’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl