- present tense form of suck (3rd person singular).
sucks
Example Sentences
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He was something exciting and fresh when he pantsed the pop culture landscape in the late 1990s, but joking about how much everything sucks is a young man’s game.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
“It kind of sucks to leave a student who’s obviously still confused with stuff, but you’ve hit your five-minute limit and there’s a hundred other students” waiting.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
"It's really hard, but I know if you are going through something you can get through it too. It sucks."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
It spreads a bacterium—Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus—as it sucks sap from the plants, traveling from grove to grove with little more than a light breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“It’s like naming someone Mommy Loves You. No wonder that kid still sucks her thumb.”
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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