chug

Example Sentences

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So far, the broader market has continued to chug higher.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Meanwhile, SSE continues to chug forward amid mixed weather conditions and consistent profit expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor left Windsor not with a regal fanfare, but with the chug of removal lorries, heading for Norfolk in the night.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

CBS will continue to chug along under the stewardship of Weiss.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

The summer nightfall was unbroken by owls and so quiet that they could plainly hear the intermittent, monotonous “Chug chug chug” of a nightingale in the distant woods.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams