How to Use chug in a Sentence

chug

noun

• Those kinds of tasks will bring this Air to a chug and spin up those fans.
  — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2018
• In other words, a must-chug, rapid-fire way to wind down during the holidays.
  — oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2019
• The lip on the frog chugs and throws water so a small twitch can still produce a lot of commotion.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
• Phil Mickelson even brought his own water bottle and took a chug from that as well.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022
• Its chug-friendly cap has a drip-free seal to prevent accidental leaks, too.
  — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
• The tool that dug into my rearmost molar’s pulp chamber shook my jaw with a percussive chug.
  — Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2021
• There’s the application of sunblock, a few chugs of water.
  — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
• Then, those sounds were extinguished by a cement-mixer’s guttural chug.
  — David Fettling, Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018
• The sip then continued into a drink, and finally, into a full on chug.
  — Alfonzo Galvan, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022
• Watch puppets talk, and a train chug from Russia to France, and a cartoon mouse glide about on ice skates.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 12 Dec. 2019
• As the nine-part season chugs along, the entity becomes less of a character than a puzzle to solve.
  — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
• There are fans whirring, windows open, and a space heater chug-chugging to keep my toes, still tucked inside winter boots, just north of frostbite.
  — Maggie Bullock, Vogue, 1 June 2021
• The train steams and chugs across hundreds of bridges, viaducts, and retaining walls, and punches through dozens of tunnels carved out of rugged rock walls.
  — Kimberley Lovato, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
• Its punishing pace slows to a chug, as if to make way for a Bryan Herweg bass line growling from the basement.
  — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2019
• Videos of her baseball chug went viral, with thousands retweeting Petco Park's tweet.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 June 2018
• Investors will try turning the page in the week ahead, as the government shutdown drags on and third-quarter earnings season chugs along.
  — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
• For the chug spout, a cover with a convenient carrying handle screws over the spout for cleanliness and transport.
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 31 July 2023
• Train travel is a distinct way to see the world as you’re lulled into relaxation by the calming chug of the engine and lovely landscapes whizzing by.
  — Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
• Ideal for a gym workout or other high-intensity activities, a chug cap has a wider spout designed for quick gulps.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
• The prevailing sounds came from the steady chug of portable generators and beeping golf carts going in reverse.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2020
• The trailer’s opening scene promptly reveals the theme of the film as a train car chugs through a snowy landscape, a blond boy looks out the window and sees a fridge falling from the sky.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
• Fans have to respect the chug The ability to chug alcohol effectively has long been heralded among sports fans.
  — Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
• Using your phone as a WiFi hub chugs through data and your battery, you might be charged extra and the phone company may slow down your connection.
  — Shira Ovide, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023
• The characteristic sound of downtown Lviv is now the loud chug-chugging of small generators outside shops and houses.
  — Timothy Garton Ash, The New York Review of Books, 26 Jan. 2023
• In addition, some water bottles come with several lids for different drinking methods, including chug, sip, and straw lids.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• Cleveland fans loved it, Lindor homered and the Indians rallied for five runs soon after Mayfield’s chug.
  — Tom Withers, SFChronicle.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• But complex infrastructure and collective behaviors make the whole enterprise chug along.
  — Christopher Schaberg, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2019
• Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov performed the chug himself earlier this month when he was shown during a Celtics game.
  — CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
• But the band, like Snail Mail in the days of yore, reminds us that the distorted chug of slightly unsettling indie rock is just about the perfect soundtrack to teenage girlhood.
  — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
• Louise, an 18-year-old puggle; Henry, a 13-year-old Chihuahua terrier and Lily, a 1½-year-old chug.
  — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026