Example Sentences

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The company needed a harbor to patch up the damage, and the tugboat was guzzling 20 tons of fuel a day.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

He was put on a nutrition plan — at one point he was guzzling four protein shakes per day — and a weightlifting regimen that eventually shot him up to 315 pounds.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2019

On my drive to Ayden I was guzzling soda to stay alert, and I knew I was getting close when the GPS began ordering me to turn in ever smaller mileage increments.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2016

By the end of the week Swift and Poplin were still utterly uninterested but Privet was guzzling away and ringing the bell at will.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2010

My grandmother looked at Bruno who was guzzling away in the bowl of bananas.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl