suck in
Example Sentences
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Over a decade ago, Britain’s environmental regulator approved a new coastal nuclear power station on the proviso its cooling system wouldn’t suck in millions of fish from the Bristol Channel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Seattle defenseman Justin Schultz went down to fend off a Pittsburgh give-and-go but the pass made it through cleanly and Grubauer had to suck in a Jansen Harkins chip from feet away while sliding.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 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
We’re all in this together is the takeaway of Posner’s play — and that doesn’t suck in the least.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
I suck in breath: a photograph of a papaya tree swaying broad, fan like leaves in the full sun, showing off a bundle of fat orange piglets.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
