suck in
Example Sentences
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Danny sucked in a breath as the arrows disappeared from beneath him.
From Literature
In fact, almost exactly a decade ago I wrote that these funds were red-hot, sucking in billions of dollars from investors desperate to chase recent high performance.
First, the pipes will be fed by new wide inlet heads, which slow the water so that fish are not sucked in.
From BBC
Chase couldn’t tell what it was, but it frightened him so badly that he nearly sucked in a lungful of water.
From Literature
The city’s narrow lots sets the Chicago iteration apart: “almost like it’s sucking in its stomach,” the authors write.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
