guzzled

past tense of guzzle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of guzzled The 31 million gallons per year granted to Project Blue for construction pales in comparison to the 11 billion gallons Fondomonte guzzled in 2023, and this water comes from different places. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026 On a recent Saturday night in Encino, a group of teens and young adults guzzled down BuzzBalls in a Ralph’s parking lot before the real party began. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 The shampoo felt nourishing, not drying, and my thirsty locks guzzled the conditioner and leave-in. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026 Whatever water was left was earmarked for the plants in the patch, which guzzled hundreds and hundreds of gallons per day. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 On Friday, Politico reported that one of the country’s biggest data center developments had guzzled nearly 30 million gallons of water without paying for it. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 The coffee outperforms anything guzzled in West London, even the decaf. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The women have frequently shared their custom dirty soda orders and helped catapult the once-niche drink, often guzzled from 44-ounce mega cups, into the spotlight. — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026 In the 2000 season opener at Texas Stadium, the Philadelphia Eagles famously guzzled it — collected from pickle jars and put in normal water bottles — because the temperature rose as high as 109 degrees. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guzzled
Verb
  • In 2026, the man known as Beast Mode sipped his Hennessy from a similar perch that housed Queen Elizabeth in 1984.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • On a humid March evening in 2025, Erin Zapcic sipped Sauvignon Blanc in an Irish bar four miles from the castle where her Medieval Times career began.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Study participants who drank warm water were also able to pass gas significantly earlier than those who did not.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Another study included 85 participants with type 2 diabetes who drank a single dose of fresh pomegranate juice after 12 hours of fasting.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, HEALTH, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026

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“Guzzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzled. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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