- present tense form of suffer (3rd person singular).
suffers
Example Sentences
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In “Let Them Eat Goo,” South Park Elementary decides to replace its cafeteria meat with a plant-based substitute after Cartman suffers two heart attacks.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Add to which, the economy suffers an anemia Berlin is struggling to cure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Over longer horizons, however, the S&P 500 on average barely suffers a hiccup because of first hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Sudan suffers the most from weapons and their illegal flow. However, expanding such a sanctions regime will weaken the protection of civilians," said Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
“One of them suffers in his back, when he sleeps.”
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
