sucking

Example Sentences

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Sucking all the oil available to Asia is one way in which the global market solves the immediate problem, but it also spreads the pain around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky — or “direct air capture,” as it is known by experts and scientists — is a bit like a time machine for climate change.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

Sucking ideas from across the sci-fi spectrum — “Alien,” “Edge of Tomorrow,” “Starship Troopers,” “Jumper,” I could go on — Zach Dean’s screenplay grows more ludicrous by the minute.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Sucking up that level of disrespect and humiliation constantly, it makes you paranoid about all the customers, because any customer could be a crazy person.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2019

Sucking in her breath, Lupita nervously fingered the skirt of her faded cotton dress.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty