chugging

Example Sentences

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Two years ago, with the economy chugging along and inflation falling, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dispatched a question about stagflation with humor rather than scorn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

But it reaches across Main Street and Wall Street and does better when the whole economy is chugging along.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

And if they had, it was quickly overshadowed by something else in our breakneck news cycle, like FBI director Kash Patel chugging beer with the gold medal–winning men’s hockey team.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

He noted that policymakers' comments point toward patience and that the economy is chugging along.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

There’s screaming, rising up and echoing between the buildings, between the chugging trains.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron