drain
Example Sentences
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But it also allows you the room you need to expand your world with abundance, not shrink it and drain it into scarcity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
For months, banks have been fighting for such a prohibition, arguing that crypto firms’ yield programs might drain deposits from banks.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
"After lubricating the outer walls of the drain eventually we could get the hedgehog out."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
It also helped that the British monarchy retains a certain aura, even after decades of tabloid headlines and Netflix series have tried to drain away the mystique.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
But then turns it on again, watching the faucet, watching the water flow down the drain.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing drain
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 5
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"On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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