The small toy was sucked down the bathtub drain and the towel was blown off the clothesline by the wind.

The child spent the afternoon sucking on a lollipop and blowing bubbles with cheerful concentration.

When the project hit delays and the budget was cut, she sucked it up and finished the work on time.

He's been sucking it up through the long shifts to support his family.

The rescuers found a tiny sucking-dove shivering beneath the porch and gently warmed it until it could fly.

The ornithologist carefully recorded the behavior of several sucking-doves at dawn.

His bum-sucking earned him a promotion, but it cost him any respect from his colleagues.

His bum-sucking attitude made everyone uncomfortable at the meeting.

Despite the freezing rain and endless delays, the team embraced the suck and completed the mission.

By embracing the suck, the team learned more from failure than from easy wins.