gulp
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One court warned that public nuisance would become “a monster that would devour in one gulp the entire law of tort.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Instead, something like this could happen: Maybe a raw milk drinker will gulp down some bird flu virus.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
Or, like many enterprising DIYers, you could go to L.A.’s downtown Flower District, save some money and — gulp — do your flowers yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
"I did see him surface and I think he took a gulp, and then I thought I saw him being thrown in the air," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
He begins to guzzle it, but I stop him on the third gulp.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
That’s the good news about the book — it’s well-crafted and often quite funny in a cringey way, easy to down in big gulps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
A slow walk after collecting his cap, hands placed on hips as he gulps in air, and he is able to switch between bowler and leader.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2023
Two brothers survived by rationing bodybuilding supplements, drinking their own urine and swallowing gulps of air.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Most worrying, despite some effusive high notes and a sympathetic presence, the soprano Latonia Moore sounded ragged in the title role, her voice weakening by the ends of phrases, separated by big gulps of breath.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
I took deep gulps of air, thinking about the trouble I could get into for saying things like that to people like Ria.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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 concert halls around the country shuttered their doors and gulped with anxiety about the pandemic future — this was March 2020, not that anyone has forgotten — Martha Gilmer saw an opportunity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2024
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
Jason gulped down his response as Dr. Bearden paused in front of their worktable.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
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
And the Gatorade you see players gulping on the sideline during games isn’t like the stuff you grab at 7-Eleven.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
But he did swallow, gulping each spoonful with an effort.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien