suck

Example Sentences

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He regularly talks with Goldman partners, including when people reach out for career advice and he delivers the words that guided his own career: Suck it up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

“I have no regrets,” said Kachejian, 63, author of the book “SUVs Suck In Combat: The Rebuilding of Iraq During A Raging Insurgency.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Suck on a menthol cough drop and you’ll feel your airways open up, a cooling breeze as you breathe in and a momentary easing of the scratchiness in your throat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2022

Suck it up a while longer, do a good job of it, and he’ll be better prepared in the long run.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2019

Otto’s neck was craned away, watching for Flux and the Time Suck, so he didn’t see what Sheed saw.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles