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

In the case of Pederson, the out-of-work cook who lost his entire stake, he had fallen for a category rife with sucker bets: mention markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

I’m a bit of a sucker for VPN providers that stick to a VPN’s classic mission of privacy and security.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

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

He wasn’t going to let Garvey sucker him into getting mad and blowing this chance to avoid jail.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen