sucking

Example Sentences

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Sucking all the oil available to Asia is one way in which the global market solves the immediate problem, but it also spreads the pain around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Sucking in the stomach and keeping your abdominal muscles tense as you go about your day might seem innocuous, but Wiebe and other experts say the habit can have physical and mental consequences over time.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

Sucking ideas from across the sci-fi spectrum — “Alien,” “Edge of Tomorrow,” “Starship Troopers,” “Jumper,” I could go on — Zach Dean’s screenplay grows more ludicrous by the minute.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Sucking at languages wasn’t really all my fault, if that does sound too British and excuse-making.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2012

Sucking out of an iron culvert into a pool.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy