hogging

Example Sentences

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"With those levers, the big hitting, hogging the baseline, he was already showing real promise."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But in some local government and urban planning circles, the windowless establishments are seen as hogging land and creating dead zones where there ought be street life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

He worried that a data center would destroy his peace and quiet, bringing noise and light pollution and hogging the area’s water and electricity.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

“It’s kind of like the baby boomers are hogging political positions,” he said.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024

Wherever I wanted to be, that’s where he was—squeaking the porch swing, or hogging the kitchen table, eating those organic soy nuts Mom bought for him.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman