sucker

Example Sentences

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The part of me that’s a sucker for goal-setting and self-transformation also wondered: What if, rather than reject the parenting canon, I were to embrace it?

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“I am an absolute sucker for the Brachiosaurus,” he says.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

In just two minutes, the movie had delivered everything it promised: a snorting monkey, a sucker in a flowered shirt, a shot of an ominous tire swing and a closeup of a peeled cheekbone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Adams missed another gilt-edged chance to level in the 53rd minute and four minutes later the Greeks caught Scotland out with a sucker punch.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

I responded, a little nervous, just because whenever someone asks if they can ask you something, there’s always a sucker punch in the nuts right behind it.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds