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It had somehow learned to peel off the bottles’ lids and gulp the cream down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Again, it's not just the losses that might be making some Celtic fans gulp.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

These were all shows whose writers knew how to keep viewers on the hook by giving them small tastes of the biggest secrets, with the occasional gulp of a major reveal.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025

Instead, something like this could happen: Maybe a raw milk drinker will gulp down some bird flu virus.

From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024

“I smell ghosties,” Beowulf added, with a gulp of fear.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

As we open the gate, Matt visibly gulps.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025

“Often they feed by diving to the bottom and sifting big gulps of sediment through their baleen, consuming the amphipods in great numbers,” Milstein said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

With bottles and glasses lined up before them, judges from several countries sampled various brands, swishing gulps of water and sometimes spitting mouthfuls into canisters, as wine tasters do.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

For about 200 hours, two Turkish brothers entombed under the rubble of a collapsed building in the earthquake-devastated city of Kahramanmaras held on, rationing bodybuilding supplements, drinking their own urine, swallowing gulps of air.

From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

Then he gulps the rest of his drink.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Trout, their speckled flanks gleaming in the sun, gulped them down one by one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

“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

When Farrell singled out Mack Hansen for praise after the Western Force game last weekend, Freeman might have gulped hard.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

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

At the table, she gulped her eggs, which were cold, and then Chicken helped her clear the plates.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Nearby, crowds huddled in thin strips of shade outside pavilions, gulping free bottles of water that workers were distributing throughout the event.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Vincent started gulping down studies and going to conferences, desperate to find a way to save his daughter.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2025

“You feel feverish, feel pain, and get tons of headaches. Once you’re at home, the pain starts. In you shoulders, back and arms,” Ródriguez said, gulping down water during a break.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

Over time Paul learnt to consciously breathe by gulping down air, using his throat muscles to force air into his lungs.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024

My sister and I might have felt a little silly right then, except that we were too busy gulping big sighs of relief.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles