give suck
Example Sentences
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They bring forth their young alive, and give suck to them as soon as they are born.
From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean
"The muse gave birth to Collins, she did but give suck to Gray."
From English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge by Mair, G. H. (George Herbert)
He saith: “And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days...”
From Gems of Divine Mysteries by Bahá'u'lláh
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!’
From The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania by Schneck, B. S. (Benjamin Shroder)
"The Muse gave birth to Collins," says Swinburne; "she did but give suck to Gray."
From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
