suck in
Example Sentences
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It needs to suck in the equivalent of an Olympic swimming pool worth of water every few seconds to keep it cool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
He walks out to fights accompanied by former WWE champion Kurt Angle's theme music, while the crowd chant "you suck" in unison.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023
The researchers calculated that a similar closed system, where the pump is enclosed and uses a tube to suck in water and particles, would require high energy inputs to operate.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
We’re all in this together is the takeaway of Posner’s play — and that doesn’t suck in the least.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
I think I hear him suck in air, but it’s hard to know because of the waves, loud and relentless, crashing into the rocks, eroding the continent.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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