Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

My 4-year-old has been sucking her thumb to get herself to sleep every night since she’s been weaned.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2018

For three months his dredging platform, two miles offshore, has been sucking up dirt from the sea bed and piping it ashore.

From Economist • Aug. 24, 2017

Since the 1960s, the power plant has been sucking up groundwater for cooling purposes.

From Washington Times • May 19, 2016

These people are acting like Kobe is some kind of bum or parasite who has been sucking the Lakers dry for 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2015

The sun has been sucking up water now for some time.

From The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 by Spalding, Henry S.