- present tense form of suck (3rd person singular).
sucks
Example Sentences
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“So I have a salad at every meal, and that includes breakfast a lot as well, which kind of sucks, if I’m being honest,” Kerr said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"It kind of sucks and I do get a little salty seeing all this extra AI money squeeze everyone else out."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
It sucks now because I’m like, “That’s all they know me for. Not ‘Crash,’ not ‘World Trade Center,’ not all the movies that were nominated, this and that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
When the relationships fizzle, when the job sucks, when things don’t work out the way you plan, you know they’re always there for you.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
This is not the lush farmland or forest of Europe, but desert and wilderness, with hot, salty ocean wind that sucks the moisture from our lips.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
