guzzler
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Suppose two vehicles are driven 12,000 miles a year each: a thrifty compact that gets 40 mpg and a gas guzzler that gets 20 mpg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
With gasoline consumption having topped out in the U.S., the world's top gas guzzler, in 2019 and China set to peak around next year, global gasoline markets could move into a surplus from 2025.
From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2023
Once they see that it’s not that different from driving a gas guzzler, perhaps they’ll buy one, fake sounds and all.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2023
“We have to be cognizant of maintenance and sustainment considerations with tanks, and certainly we know that the Abrams tank, in addition to being a gas guzzler, is quite challenging to maintain,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
But I'm no' a guzzler, an' I dinna gang in wi' thae loons flingin' aboot guid money.'
From Black Rock: a Tale of the Selkirks by Ralph Connor
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