Wondering how to use Gulp in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as swig or drink.
Gulp meaning
- The usual amount swallowed.
- The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.
- An unspecified small number of bytes, often two.
Synonyms of Gulp
Using Gulp
- The main meaning on this page is: The usual amount swallowed. | The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear. | An unspecified small number of bytes, often two.
- Useful related words include: swig, drink, quaff, physiological reaction.
- In the example corpus, gulp often appears in combinations such as: to gulp, big gulp, gulp down.
Context around Gulp
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gulp
- In this selection, "gulp" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, big, ranking, include, down, 234th and maggots stand out and add context to how "gulp" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a big gulp and a big gulp of coins. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gulp" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gulp
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
With a gulp he embarks on his quest. (8 words)
Cheers – now let’s gulp on that perfect cup of coffee. (11 words)
Veterans and Active Military get a free coffee or a Big Gulp with 7Rewards. (14 words)
In New York City, where more than seventy thousand people are unhoused, locals know that the place to get an earful of very loud opera along with your Big Gulp is a 7-Eleven near the Port Authority Bus Terminal. (40 words)
Oti dutifully plumped for civil engineering because it was “more challenging” (gulp!), and during the final weeks of her four-year course, when the hours of study became too much, she was forced to drop dance. (36 words)
Their call came up barely three days after the State Executive Council approved fresh contract for the construction of 21-kilometre road construction of Owu Falls Road with the first phase to gulp over N3b. (35 words)
However, as of today with sensible Saturn moving into your sector of adventure you’ll develop an appreciation for (gulp) the ordinary! (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
I gulp down a glass of wine in relief and Jasmine does a little dance in her chair.
In New York City, where more than seventy thousand people are unhoused, locals know that the place to get an earful of very loud opera along with your Big Gulp is a 7-Eleven near the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
That Virginia team was god-awful on the offensive end (you no doubt remember this) – ranking (gulp!) 234th in offense (0.993 PPP).
The baits I’ve had luck with include Gulp Maggots, live wax worms, macaroni and even small reddish flies that represent blood worms.
Use Cubby Mini Mite with a crappie nibble or Gulp Minnow on a size 4 Aberdeen hook.
With a gulp he embarks on his quest.
Once both players’ clocks were infused with a fresh gulp of time, Firouzja erred on the 45th move: moving his queen to g6.
People drink pink, gloopy shakes, eat extra chicken breasts or gulp raw eggs to hit their targets.
Performing the ground breaking ceremony for the institutions in Zaria on Sunday, Abbas Tajuddeen, Speaker of the House of Representatives said the projects, which has 18 months completion period would gulp N80 billion.
Say an American upends a Big Gulp of coins worth $25 into a kiosk at a Fiesta Mart in Houston.
So, next time you’re craving a bite on the run, don’t sweat the absence of a Big Gulp.
Their call came up barely three days after the State Executive Council approved fresh contract for the construction of 21-kilometre road construction of Owu Falls Road with the first phase to gulp over N3b.
The TL;DR here is that California wine grapes don’t gulp nearly as much water as crops like almonds, pistachios and alfalfa.
Under that scenario, even if Trump wins the election (gulp), it’s not guaranteed Rubio would earn enough Electoral College votes to join him in Washington.
Veterans and Active Military get a free coffee or a Big Gulp with 7Rewards.
With death skulking in every vital gulp of air, Margaret and her neighbours live on their nerves, scrubbing and cleaning just to try and keep the oppressive dust at bay.
Cheers – now let’s gulp on that perfect cup of coffee.
Due to surface tension they couldn’t break through the surface to gulp air.
However, as of today with sensible Saturn moving into your sector of adventure you’ll develop an appreciation for (gulp) the ordinary!
Oti dutifully plumped for civil engineering because it was “more challenging” (gulp!), and during the final weeks of her four-year course, when the hours of study became too much, she was forced to drop dance.
Common combinations with gulp
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to gulp 9×
- big gulp 7×
- gulp down 6×
- gulp of 5×
- or gulp 4×
- would gulp 4×
- gulp air 3×
- with gulp 2×
- gulp billion 2×
- gulp the 2×