Example Sentences
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First, don’t assume you’re too sophisticated to be suckered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
They don’t have to outrun the bear, they just have to be faster than whatever normie investor gets suckered into buying SpaceX when it enters the index without being properly seasoned.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
I imagined them recounting stories of the various customers they had suckered during the day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
It was actually Bashir who benefitted from the work done by Wood and Atkinson, as both Mikyle Louis and Kirk McKenzie were softened up by the pace, then suckered in by the spin.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
This—along with keeping her maiden name, Jackson, rather than calling herself Mrs. Ugliano—was proof that she wasn’t totally suckered by Gabe.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
