drain

Example Sentences

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As for me, I washed my diary down the drain less to keep from hurting others than to protect my own privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The team examined a region of Alaska's North Slope roughly the size of Wisconsin, where hundreds of rivers and streams drain into the Beaufort Sea.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Hollywood, we all know, is tanking — what with AI, strikes, streaming, high L.A. costs of everything, talent drain, avarice, you name it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Another user, talking about bugs that can form in the code created, commented "One session in a loop can drain your daily budget in minutes".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It was a square cement building with a shower at one end and a hole on the floor so the water could drain into the open sewer.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago