draining

Example Sentences

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TOKYO—War in Iran is draining the color from Japanese supermarket shelves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Adding unpaid labor onto one’s daily workload is draining and, provided your domestic partner is open to ameliorating the imbalance, solvable.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

In many cases, they turn profits for their investors by cutting payrolls and reducing services at their portfolio companies, then draining what’s left until there is nothing left.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"Some of these projects may risk becoming 'white elephants,' draining public resources," he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Two squares lined with water draining into a smaller black hole.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes