Definitions

hogged

VERB

be selfish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gobble up monopolize

WEAK

be greedy grab all of have all to oneself

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 2, 2026

Mendis was on 92 heading into the final over, but the strike stayed away from him as Dunith Wellalage hogged the limelight.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

It was another Winter Hill member who hogged the limelight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Love Is All Around is a member of a very small club of hits that hogged the charts in the 1990s to the point many couldn't listen to them any more.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2024

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 "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison