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

"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

Cutter suction dredgers harvest material for further expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Then I put on the liner, push into my pipe leg, and roll up the suction sleeve.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen