drain

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, most retirement plans still use outdated assumptions — and quietly drain your savings.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

That, in turn, has fueled worries about a brain drain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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

There was even a shower in the head, and the walls and floor of the tiny space sloped down, following the curve of the hull, to a central drain.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt