Example Sentences

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"With their tentacles and their suckers they could perfectly hold on to such an animal and there is no escape," said Christian Klug, a palaeontologist at the University of Zurich, who reviewed the research.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

That means dupes are just one of many issues facing home furnishing and improvement stocks that may leave investors feeling like suckers.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

I soon follow suit and, with sticky fingers, reach for all the candies that have caught my eye: super lemon sour suckers, pink lemonade gushers, muscat gummies and soda-flavored hard candies.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2025

In his estimation, things are only taken, and usually from suckers and losers.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2025

The center came up, but the suckers on either end wouldn’t lift.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer