suck
verb (used with object)
to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue.
have sucked
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present perfectof suck.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This one was only a financial regulation, but few projects can have sucked up more time and energy—or come closer to reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Those conditions have sucked King County’s Department of Public Defense into a vicious cycle.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
“If it was just that people didn’t want to go back to the movies, then the summer would have sucked too,” Dergarabedian said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
“Because the last seven years around here have sucked, haven’t they?”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
The fires above ought to have sucked the last oxygen out of this hole by now.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
