sucker

Example Sentences

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But they have now added strong away performances to their armoury, with a solid defensive display on Tuesday allowing Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen to dish out two sucker punches.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“And he is a sucker when it comes to a lot of other things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Just as against Liverpool in August and Arsenal in September, Newcastle conceded a stoppage-time sucker punch against a member of the established order at home.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

“By the start of shooting on Monday, that sucker sank,” director and writer James Cameron, Landau’s longtime collaborator, wrote in the foreword to Landau’s new book.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

I felt sorry for the sucker who was his lab partner.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan