suction
Example Sentences
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It has suction systems to compensate for microgravity.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
"Our study suggests using them intermittently, then activating suction at intervals, might be better. That's because mosquitoes don't tend to stick around their target when both clues aren't used at the same time."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026
Some engineers say the future isn’t in replicating the human shape but in improving on it, with four hands instead of two, or suction grippers instead of fingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
"The suction boots which appear in his first book, The Gremlins, and his last book, Billy and the Minpins, also make an appearance when Sean Connery's Bond is descending into Blofeld's volcano lair," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
At the base of the glass, the water creates a delicate suction, then lets go.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
