suction

Example Sentences

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"Our study suggests using them intermittently, then activating suction at intervals, might be better. That's because mosquitoes don't tend to stick around their target when both clues aren't used at the same time."

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Its two submersibles have everything from hydraulic collection arms and suction tubes to high-definition cameras, allowing them to uncover the improbable life found in some of the harshest conditions on Earth.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Cutter suction dredgers harvest material for further expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Robot arms tend to be equipped with two- or three-pronged pincers or with suction cups.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

I suction the tracking corpomonitor to the back of my neck, the comm unit behind my ear, and then plug both into my suit.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera