Examples of sucking in a Sentence
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The real power, the big sucking sound, is apparently in California.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Supply chains have been disrupted because of this huge sucking sound, which has been the United States importing gold ahead of the potential tariffs.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Those changes in air pressure create the sucking sensation suction toys are famous for.
—Amanda Chatel, WIRED, 16 Sep. 2024
Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, Boston Herald, 14 May 2024
Breastfeeding Some parents are slow to start breastfeeding, and triggering the sucking reflex can help with that.
—Stephanie Brown, Parents, 16 July 2024
This powerful toy uses throbbing and sucking sensations that send pleasure not only to your clitoris’s tip but the region surrounding it, which has tons of pleasure nerve endings.
—Anna Miller, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Many nipples are designed to avoid collapsing or to allow babies to maintain their natural sucking habits from breastfeeding.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024
This cult-favorite vibrator uses air pressure to create a sucking sensation and unlike other suction toys, allows for more control than just the device’s speed.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Supply chains have been disrupted because of this huge sucking sound, which has been the United States importing gold ahead of the potential tariffs.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Those changes in air pressure create the sucking sensation suction toys are famous for.
—Amanda Chatel, WIRED, 16 Sep. 2024
Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, Boston Herald, 14 May 2024
Breastfeeding Some parents are slow to start breastfeeding, and triggering the sucking reflex can help with that.
—Stephanie Brown, Parents, 16 July 2024
This powerful toy uses throbbing and sucking sensations that send pleasure not only to your clitoris’s tip but the region surrounding it, which has tons of pleasure nerve endings.
—Anna Miller, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Many nipples are designed to avoid collapsing or to allow babies to maintain their natural sucking habits from breastfeeding.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024
This cult-favorite vibrator uses air pressure to create a sucking sensation and unlike other suction toys, allows for more control than just the device’s speed.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Sucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sucking. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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