How to Use "Suck" with Example Sentences

suck (v): to pull in liquid or air using the muscles of your mouth; to take liquid or air out of something

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Used with adverbs:

"The child was loudly sucking the lollipop."
(loudly, noisily)

"She likes to suck out the juice of a lemon."
(out)

"The machine sucked up the water from the floor."
(up)

Used with prepositions:

"The baby sucked on her bottle."
(on)

"He was sucking up milk through a straw."
(through, with, out of)