Example Sentences

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Warner and Khawaja were sucking the life from Edgbaston only for Robinson, after some punchy comments in the media last night, to find enough movement to graze Warner's outside edge.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

As Prouty went over the couple’s finances, she found debts were sucking up a lot of income.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

"They were sucking so much oxygen out of the air because of their significant budgets," Wine said.

From Reuters • Feb. 13, 2023

Their families sat around, drinking coffee, eating cups of elote, or roasted corn; the children were sucking on spicy lollipops.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

When Cole breathed again, he noticed that his breaths had cooled as if he were sucking on a menthol cough drop.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen