sucks
Example Sentences
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Why give something that sucks up dirt to show you care?
From MarketWatch
“I don’t know what to say, really. We hit a dead end. It sucks. I’ll probably never see my mom again. I don’t know.”
From Literature
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People with actual opinions of the show were those who popped in to troll, offering variations of “this sucks” and “pathetic.”
From Salon
"To watch someone that you care about so much, it really sucks," she said.
From Barron's
"Yeah. My friend Adam has punk hair. His hair all sucks up like a porkypine."
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.