sucker
Example Sentences
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I’m a bit of a sucker for VPN providers that stick to a VPN’s classic mission of privacy and security.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
“Train Dreams,” a film on Netflix starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, is breathtaking in the most literal way, delivering emotion like a sucker punch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
Adams missed another gilt-edged chance to level in the 53rd minute and four minutes later the Greeks caught Scotland out with a sucker punch.
From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025
From the doom of a World Series Game 7 sucker punch, two outs from defeat, the Dodgers roared back to steal an 11-inning victory for their second consecutive World Series title.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025
I scale it, one sucker at a time, until I’m on top of it, right next to the section of wall that got all soft from a leak awhile back.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.