hogged
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Theo, with whom I have never had a conversation about matters more pressing than which of our fellow boarders hogged all the hot water.
From Literature
Some of the lines are silly—about how he hogged the pepperoni pizza at our birthday party, put an obviously recyclable cup in the trash, and often leaves his shoelaces untied.
From Literature
While the headlines for markets are currently hogged by events in the Middle East, over the longer term AI-induced inflation might prove to be the more critical share-price driver.
From MarketWatch
Abroad, successive Iranian presidents have often hogged the limelight.
From BBC
It was another Winter Hill member who hogged the limelight.
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