suck in
Example Sentences
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It needs to suck in the equivalent of an Olympic swimming pool worth of water every few seconds to keep it cool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The researchers calculated that a similar closed system, where the pump is enclosed and uses a tube to suck in water and particles, would require high energy inputs to operate.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
For example, air-source pumps suck in outdoor air and pass it over tubes containing refrigerant fluids to extract the heat.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023
Forests, called the lungs of the world, suck in planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and are home to numerous wildlife species.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023
I’ll lie and insist that there’s been a computer error and that I am supposed to be in the Distinguished Scholars class, even though I suck in English and have a learning disability.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
