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Word: sucks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nature of the saint's vision. His gaping mouth is doubled in the gaping eye sockets of the skull he clutches. The eyeline is set low, so that the saint towers over you even as he kneels. The light snatches the forms out of an eroding darkness; the shadows suck them back in again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: From The Dark Heart Of Spain | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

...modern history's most diabolical figures: Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda for the Third Reich. Despite these noble intentions, the entry soon reveals the ugly disposition of the man who became a fanatical member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle. Jews, fumed the 26-year-old Goebbels, "suck the blood from our veins. ((They are)) scoundrels, traitors . . . vampires...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Historical Notes Jottings from the Third Reich | 9/14/1987 | See Source »

Graham said that her experience at Harvard has given her insight into the interests of the University, and she says she will fight for the needs of the community because of Harvard's clear intention to "suck up everything around them...

Author: By Elsa C. Arnett, | Title: Winning the Numbers Game at the State House | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

...suck down a case of liquid paper, son. We don't want your kind here...

Author: By Tom Reiss, | Title: Rocker Dead in Writing Class | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

Maybe the opponent had something to do with it. The SLU fans are known for their gentle spirits, so when the "You're not a goalie, you're a sieve...you're not a black hole, you just suck!" cheer burst from the Harvard contingent it seemed most ungracious...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

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