as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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Recent Examples of suck in
There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette.
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Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
Air travelers across the country have been suck in longer-than-usual lines in recent weeks.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
The easy availability means that people who otherwise might not have been tempted have gotten sucked in.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Lauren, who might also have been Catholic, sucked in her breath.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
Air travelers across the country have been suck in longer-than-usual lines in recent weeks.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
The easy availability means that people who otherwise might not have been tempted have gotten sucked in.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Lauren, who might also have been Catholic, sucked in her breath.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for suck in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck in
Verb
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This intent to deceive constituents has been obvious since February.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Rashid deceived Padikkal with a perfect googly while Kohli dragged jason Holder’s slower ball onto his stumps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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According to police records, Torres-García died months before DCF was successfully tricked by her mother into doing a video call with a woman who has said she was asked to impersonate the child.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Instead of acting independently, the forces influence one another to amplify the ion’s motion, thereby tricking the system into generating a much stronger, more complex interaction than either force could achieve alone.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Lauren Weisberger published the novel in 2003 after serving as Anna Wintour's personal assistant at Vogue for a year, and the roman à clef fooled no one—least of all anyone who'd ever ridden the elevator at 4 Times Square and emerged spiritually altered.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Angels weren’t fooled by his cutter and slurve.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20in. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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