slugged
Example Sentences
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“In the end, they not only ran it back, they sprinted it back, they slugged it back, and then, finally, they literally Will-ed it back,” I wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
He was facing Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés, a weak hitter who slugged .363 for the year.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025
Defending champions Napoli slugged out a 0-0 deadlock with rising force Como on Saturday.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
But Overton and his fellow seamers slugged the winning runs to see the 2024 runners-up home.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
He ate a stick of cheese and a couple of crackers, slugged a long drink of water, then laced his boots and climbed up to the road.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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