Sentence examples for slug from inspiring English sources

But those who feel the market for superhero films has already reached saturation point, be warned: more than 25 are scheduled already over the next four years, as the two age-old comic book rivals, Marvel and DC, slug it out for supremacy.

This article was amended on 22 February to correct a misspelling of the band, Slug.

However, if it turns out to be a wet one, a layer of straw is a slug magnet, so have straw ready and if the forecast suggests the temperature is going down, act quickly.

Less a preserved facade than a completely trampled building, the grade II-listed Kingsway bus depot has had a hundred flats foisted upon it in the form of a great orange slug, held over the original stone temple on chunky zigzag columns.

And, if you really want to knock them out, feel free to add a slug of brandy – after all, if Michel Roux and Larousse Gastronomique do it, it must be authentic.

But Biden is no slug.

Having flesh-and-blood politicians slug it out over, say, the balance between austerity and growth is supposed to kindle the passion for pan-European politics.That said, television ratings may not be much improved by a clash of unknowns arguing in a foreign language (probably English).

Some stores have almost thrown in their lot with the discounters, making their sales more frequent and trying to slug it out on price alone.

WALL Street famously hates a vacuum and, sure enough, as it became clear that both presidential candidates were ready to slug it out, the stockmarkets started to slide.

He has raised a slug of venture capital, some of it American, and says business is growing at 30% a month.

"Other students see that, and they have to compete".A second reason is that taking a big slug of students from other countries gives universities a more international flavour, enriching the mix and broadening the experience of British students in the process.