- present tense form of suck (3rd person singular).
sucks
Example Sentences
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Plus, his music sucks, and most people would find it impossible that useful public discourse would ever emerge from an Ed Sheeran concert.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
“One of the biggest reasons why people think renting sucks is because they’re not being strategic about it,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
“It sucks to lose, but there’s a part of me that’s proud that I get to wear Dodger blue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
“People have basically become resigned to the fact that healthcare sucks, it’s going to get more expensive, access will get worse.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Society commonly refers to it as the awkward phase, but I've always preferred to call it the "everything totally sucks and I hate my life" phase.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
