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
Whooping cough is named for the high-pitched whoop that can be heard as patients suck in air after coughing.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 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
They use their baleen plates — big bristles made of keratin — to suck in massive amounts of saltwater, filtering in krill and small fish to eat.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023
I’m a little too skinny—I can see the bones of my rib cage if I suck in my breath.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
