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 was a sucker for mochi and figured that would cheer me up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Mention markets is a category rife with sucker bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

On tiptoe, I turn out all the lamps, the television, every electricity sucker downstairs save the refrigerator.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett