sucking
Example Sentences
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As Jefferies software analyst Brent Thill told Barron’s Adam Levine: “Software is sucking wind.”
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
What’s more, research has shown that as the planet has warmed, the atmosphere has become thirstier, sucking more moisture from plants and soils and ensuring that dry years are drier.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
That just seems like a massive sucking hole in your work.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025
To address worries about the details of fleet management, Tesla has shown videos of wireless charging stations and special robot arms to clean vehicles—including sucking up forgotten backpacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
The boats rolled and pitched in the violent, sucking backwash from the cliffs.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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