suck

Example Sentences

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Bank trade groups have argued that yield payments could suck out deposits, especially from community banks.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Media reports in Singapore described a 19-year-old woman who died after inhaling three pearls while trying to suck through a partially blocked straw.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

“Was just reading today that newborns will suck on a pacifier more vigorously if it triggers playback of a recording of her/his mother’s voice than another woman’s voice,” Tramo wrote to Epstein.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Let me take a moment here to say, recalls suck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

After I turn it in, it occurs to me that the rhyme and the rhythm of my poem really, really suck.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper