How to Use slug in a Sentence

slug

1 of 2 noun

• From there, the larvae are picked up by slugs or snails.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
• The slug that pierced his left lung and heart at 8:12 a.m. appeared to have been fired from afar.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
• The holes could be caused by slugs, which have been abundant with our spring rains.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 27 May 2023
• Smashing china, falling down the stairs, slugs to the nose, and worse.
  — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
• Stoller used a shotgun with slugs to shoot off most of the smaller bull’s left antler.
  — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
• Those bugs and slugs will soon expire, and so will the fast-fading Tona.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
• Blanks contain a charge but have no slug or bullet at the tip.
  — Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2023
• These larvae eat snails, slugs and worms, punching way above their weight in the web of life.
  — Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
• Better to leave them to slugs and insects like beetles, which are known to feast on slime molds.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
• When Moody fired the guns, the slugs struck the propeller, causing the plane to crash into the waters below.
  — Corey Williams, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
• Modern menopause can be a long, and dynamic, slug of time.
  — Amy Larocca, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
• Under the string lights, Ashlie uses evening hours to pick slugs and other pests off the plants.
  — Elizabeth Jardina, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
• Not oil, but the sea cucumber, a large slug-like creature that infests the ocean floor.
  — The Economist, 17 Apr. 2021
• Police will look to match a slug found in the area with those found in other recent crime scenes to try and find the suspects.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2023
• The slug hit a nearby home, but neither the deputies nor the home’s residents were injured.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2021
• The monkey slug looks like some sort of faceless alien Muppet with a fun hairdo and a herky-jerky gait.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2022
• In less than a month, the whole body had grown back, and the disembodied slug was embodied once more.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 8 Mar. 2021
• The presumably bulletproof glass doesn't even slow the slug down.
  — Jodi Walker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• Snails, slugs, and worms tend to live on and around piles of debris, so fireflies will also have a food source nearby.
  — Jenny Krane, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2023
• Leona Woods Marshall Libby: Nothing was gonna work if those slugs didn't work.
  — Erica Huang, Scientific American, 20 July 2023
• If the leak travels along something hot, the coolant evaporates, but like a garden slug, leaves a trail.
  — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020
• In general, the later kohl crops are harvested, the more likely the slugs will share them with you.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
• Then, as the disembodied heads feed, the organs the slug lost begin to grow back, including the heart.
  — Mike Wehner, BGR, 8 Mar. 2021
• Slowik said the possible impact the slugs may have on the environment isn’t yet known.
  — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2023
• Holes and ragged edges in brassica leaves are usually from snails, slugs or tiny green worms.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
• The word slug comes from the word for snail, and thus body slugging is derived from the fact that Vaseline, like the slug, leaves a film or visible trace on surfaces.
  — Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2023
• Instead, the slugs might drop their bodies to rid themselves of parasites.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
• Showcase both with this six-by-eight-foot lawn inflatable of the galactic crime lord and gluttonous slug.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 May 2021
• What Do Frogs Eat? Most frogs are satiated with meals of insects, worms, snails, slugs and spiders.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
• The slug pulverized her face, destroyed her cheek and jaw, blew away her eye socket and most of her teeth, damaged her optic nerve, wrecked both eyes and left a gaping hole in her cheek.
  — USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024

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slug

2 of 2 verb

• But do the Vikings have the personnel in the trenches to slug it out?
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2021
• When one of the coaches slugged for a score in the 500s, the boys playfully teased him.
  — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
• The Pumas slugged four home runs and have now scored 37 runs in three playoff games.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
• The good news for the Rays — and bad news for Tigers pitchers — is that their bats keep slugging.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2023
• Smith walked up to the stage during Rock’s remarks and appeared to slug him in the face.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2022
• And if your mom told you not to slug milk straight from the bottle, there’s a good reason.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Feb. 2024
• Edouard Julien slugged a solo homer to cut the deficit to a run in the sixth, but that was all Minnesota would have left in the tank.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
• Watching the Dodgers and Giants slug it out only made Padres fans feel worse about the free fall of 2021.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021
• Brian Anderson slugged a two-run homer in the fourth to put the Brewers up, 3-0.
  — Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
• For one thing, the top four teams would get a first-round bye and the other eight would slug it out on the opening weekend.
  — Wally Hall, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
• Baseball’s top two teams slug it out in the opening games of this year’s fall classic.
  — cleveland, 23 Oct. 2022
• Baseball’s top two teams slug it out in the opening games of this year’s Fall Classic.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
• Humans can slug a cold glass of water, sweat profusely, or chill in front of the AC.
  — Mattie Schuler, Outside Online, 1 May 2013
• If you're fed up with slugging down grainy, gritty powders, give Gnarly a shot.
  — Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• Houston led 4-0 after the first inning, but Christopher Morel slugged a three-run homer as the Cubs tied it by scoring four in the fourth.
  — Kristie Rieken, Chron, 15 May 2023
• Cedillo broke out of a 1-for-16 slump by slugging two homers in Friday’s opener.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
• The family said a witness told her a man and woman were chasing Lugo, with the man slugging him in the back with a gun.
  — The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
• Two innings later, Christopher Morel slugged a 466-foot solo home run to center field to put the Cubs ahead.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
• Aquaphor can be used in a number of ways in your routine, from slugging to a lip balm down to a moisturizer for your hands.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
• The Rangers slugged their way to a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, winning their wild-card playoff series.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
• The best tequilas are not meant to be quickly slugged back as a shot or dumped into a sugary margarita mix.
  — Mike Darling, Men's Health, 13 June 2023
• Jazz Chisholm leads Miami with five home runs while slugging .411.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 28 Apr. 2023
• If someone can slug him without the referee seeing him, it is done.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Feb. 2022
• After a breakthrough year at the plate in 2022, Ornelas has maintained plate discipline at Triple-A, but is not slugging the ball.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
• Six of the team’s nine regular starters reached double figures in home runs, and seven slugged higher than .500.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
• Center fielder Trey Gudoy, a sophomore, slugged a three-run home run in the fourth inning and pitched the final two innings to collect the save.
  — Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
• How the impasse resolves itself is not at all clear, as both sides continue to slug each other.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 28 July 2021
• While the streamers and studios continue to slug it out at the high end of the market, the indies are being forced to tighten belts and economize.
  — Angus Finney, Variety, 19 Sep. 2022
• Lefties have slugged well against Alzolay in his big-league career.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
• Advertisement In Ohtani, the Dodgers have a walking, talking, slugging sales pitch for 2024.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024