gas-guzzling
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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They also warn the rollback would further skew the market toward more gas-guzzling cars, undermining the American autor industry's ability to compete in the global race toward electric vehicles.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
In choosing its next leader, the automaker’s board faces a fundamental question: Is GM a tech company capable of competing with Tesla and Waymo, or an old-school vehicle manufacturer married to large gas-guzzling vehicles?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
They’re just not very popular, even though their gas-guzzling cousins tend to dominate in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 29, 2025
In the mid-2000s, as awareness of climate change rose, many began protesting large gas-guzzling vehicles such as Hummers by throwing eggs at them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
We drive around the snarl of cars until we come across a gas-guzzling minivan.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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