gulped

Example Sentences

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“The money question remains as to how many barrels vacated by India will be gulped up by the Chinese teapots,” Raj said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

"The ocean changed steadily and started encroaching the hotel. The last standing cottage was gulped by the sea in 2019, marking the end of my glorious hotel," Italian businessman Mr Macri told the BBC.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

And when a Labrador retriever owned by another company officer gulped down a bagel impaled with a toothpick, he said, most of the resulting $10,5000 surgical bill was covered as well.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Soon after they sat down to eat the food they had brought, the bear showed up and gulped down french fries, enchiladas, tacos and salsa.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

I placed the nozzle to my cracked lips and gulped the sweetest water I have ever tasted.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri