suck in
Example Sentences
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Over a decade ago, Britain’s environmental regulator approved a new coastal nuclear power station on the proviso its cooling system wouldn’t suck in millions of fish from the Bristol Channel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Iran also does not want a broader war, one that would suck in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2024
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
For example, air-source pumps suck in outdoor air and pass it over tubes containing refrigerant fluids to extract the heat.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023
And then I see Pattie suck in her breath and cross her arms in a way meant to show firm resolve.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
