suckle

Example Sentences

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On Thursday morning, she tried to get her 9-month-old daughter to suckle.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2022

The National Pig Association estimates 60% of UK sows are kept on indoor pig units and the majority of them give birth and suckle their piglets in farrowing crates.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022

When he was first taken from Menari, Roux — who wasn’t yet named — couldn’t even suckle, said Forbes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022

Meanwhile, Love Shaiska was struggling to suckle, forcing her parents to pull together cash to buy formula.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2021

When the third one was born she could not turn her head to the side or even properly suckle.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver