suck up

Example Sentences

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“Everyone is wondering if it’s going to suck up liquidity in the field or if it’s going to draw more eyes and liquidity,” Keeton said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But SpaceX could also suck up attention and money that might have otherwise gone to smaller space stocks, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

His answer was that there were always alternatives, many of them militaristic in nature, in the wings to suck up the funds that had been spent in the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

A senior source said: "This is bad. It's clearly going to do real damage. And just suck up oxygen from other things we actually want to talk about."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

I suck up my courage and ask, “What did you put inside that tin?”

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott