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
Switching from an SUV to using a new, direct, and protected bike lane might seem like a no-brainer—why not leave the hulking gas guzzler in the garage, if you can?—but it can take effort.
From Slate • Dec. 3, 2024
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
“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. 14, 2023
At any rate they couldn't stay with that old guzzler forever, especially since the place had turned out to be absolutely unproductive in regard to good matches.
From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann
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