suck

Example Sentences

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According to the UC Davis Health Center, you should not apply ice or a tourniquet, or attempt to suck out the venom or use a device to cut the affected area.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

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

He said in his resignation letter his contributions included investigating why generative AI systems suck up to users, combatting AI-assisted bioterrorism risks and researching "how AI assistants could make us less human".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

I could hear Samir suck in his breath.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri