suck in
verb
sucked in; sucking in; sucks in
2
: to contract, flatten, and tighten (the abdomen) especially by inhaling deeply
Examples of suck in in a Sentence
she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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In the past 15 years alone, Tesla, Musk’s $1.1 trillion company, and SpaceX, his $350 billion valuation company, have sucked in a stunning $30 billion in public dollars.
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Typically, at the end of a permanent press cycle, the dryer sucks in cooler air (or room temperature air) to relax lingering wrinkles on the clothes.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
Sosa was the focus of Friday’s opening ceremony, sucking in all the attention like an imploding star, but there were many pressing topics to discuss aside from His Sammyness, such as President Jed Hoyer, who enters the final year of his contract without any job certainty beyond 2025.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
This is done mostly to suck in American capitalists, which deserve to be destroyed.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Typically, at the end of a permanent press cycle, the dryer sucks in cooler air (or room temperature air) to relax lingering wrinkles on the clothes.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
Sosa was the focus of Friday’s opening ceremony, sucking in all the attention like an imploding star, but there were many pressing topics to discuss aside from His Sammyness, such as President Jed Hoyer, who enters the final year of his contract without any job certainty beyond 2025.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
This is done mostly to suck in American capitalists, which deserve to be destroyed.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suck in
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suck%20in. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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