hogging

Example Sentences

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"With those levers, the big hitting, hogging the baseline, he was already showing real promise."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

OpenAI and its chief-executive-slash-showman Sam Altman have been hogging the AI spotlight lately.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

He worried that a data center would destroy his peace and quiet, bringing noise and light pollution and hogging the area’s water and electricity.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

James won the “MVP” at the Olympics by hogging the ball and making it about him, as usual.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2024

Despite my efforts at hogging the window, I feel myself getting shoved aside as Jude squeezes her head and then her shoulders out beside mine until we’re a two-headed hydra.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson