Example Sentences
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His mother was a song plugger, a singer hired to promote new music for department stores or music publishers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
Brown likely won’t bust, but it’s very possible he tops out as merely a plugger and pocket pusher.
From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2020
Although he’s a fourth-line plugger and hardly a household name, Noesen is a story of resolve and patience, starting with torn knee ligaments in his second game that almost washed out his first professional season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2016
It was fitting that the Devils’ first victory of the season — and the first N.H.L. victory for their new coach, John Hynes — was decided by a plugger.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2015
If the plugger spins and dies in the ring without knocking out a top, it is a miss, and the player must add another top.
From Healthful Sports for Boys by Rochefort, Alfred
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