drain
Example Sentences
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It asks you to look twice before pouring something down the drain.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
"That's 40 points down the drain for things outside of my control."
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
"That's when everything went down the drain," she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“Plan 75” eschewed dystopian-thriller conventions to ponder how Japan might one day treat its senior citizens, viewing them as little more than a drain on resources.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Five hundred dollars down the drain, thought Fadi glumly.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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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