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
Air-source pumps, for example, suck in outdoor air and pass it over tubes containing refrigerant fluids to produce heat.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 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
She giggle at this a second and I suck in my breath at the word maid.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
