slug

Example Sentences

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She went to her computer and wrote some code, walked a set of punch cards to the mainframe in another building, and waited while it slugged through the calculations.

From Literature

But Japan and China also hold sizable slugs.

From MarketWatch

Using a playbook familiar to their front office, the Dodgers waited until the market for slugging outfielder Kyle Tucker dwindled before making him a huge offer short on duration but generous in dollars.

From Los Angeles Times

She gets up, slugs the last of her coffee.

From Literature

When the nights of feeding still drag and the days creep along like a slug, people will warn you with a knowing air that your baby’s life will “go so fast.”

From The Wall Street Journal