Example Sentences

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It has meant hospitals have been sucking up an ever-increasing amount of the budget, when more care should be shifted into the community.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

So are the casual-dining chains, such as Ruby Tuesday and Applebee’s, which have been sucking wind in recent years, either losing customers or closing restaurants.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2017

Smartphones, tablets and other devices have been sucking up more and more money that might have once been spent to PCs.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2012

Hong Kong auctions have been sucking attention and wines away from the U.S.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 23, 2012

The bitterness was so sharp, I might as well have been sucking on a lump of coal.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan