Examples of sucker in a Sentence
a notorious imposter who at one time suckered a lot of people into believing that she was the Grand Duchess Anastasia
suckered millions of desperate dieters with their grossly inflated claims of successful weight loss
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These highly adaptable plants tend to sucker to form small but manageable thickets.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Some mate beak to beak, sucker to sucker, while others prefer to keep their distance.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Shrubs such as fragrant sumac and common lilac tend to sucker or send out new sprouts from the roots.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Where is Rain at the end of Beauty in Black?
Believing Horace to be responsible for Rain’s death, Kimmie allows Angel (Xavier Smalls), an acquaintance from the club, to sucker her into kidnapping and robbing Horace.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Some mate beak to beak, sucker to sucker, while others prefer to keep their distance.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Shrubs such as fragrant sumac and common lilac tend to sucker or send out new sprouts from the roots.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Where is Rain at the end of Beauty in Black?
Believing Horace to be responsible for Rain’s death, Kimmie allows Angel (Xavier Smalls), an acquaintance from the club, to sucker her into kidnapping and robbing Horace.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for sucker
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“Sucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sucker. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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