chug in
Frequency: 4.51.2 per million words
Indicates arrival or movement into a place, like a station.
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- The old steam train chugs in to the station right on time.
- We watched as the small fishing boat chugged in to the harbour.
- The rusty old truck was chugging in to the farmyard, loaded with hay.
- The ferry will chug in to the dock in about ten minutes.
- Every morning, the mail boat would chug in, bringing letters to the island.
- The old tractor chugged in to the barn after a long day in the fields.
- Just as the sun set, the last train of the day chugged in, its whistle echoing.
- The tour boat has just chugged in to the pier, and passengers are disembarking.
- When the steam engine finally chugged in, the crowd on the platform cheered.
- We could hear the familiar sound of the old bus as it chugged in.