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
And yet there is little doubt that these dudes have sucked millions of Americans into validating their delusion self-regard.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
Disneyland’s new pricing, policies and app have sucked the joy out of the Happiest Place on Earth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
“Because the last seven years around here have sucked, haven’t they?”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
Their gaze would have sucked my soul out of me.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
