dump

Example Sentences

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Fifty-five years ago, increasingly restive global central banks wanted to dump U.S. dollars for gold in a vote of no confidence in America’s policies.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Lisa Baranik, who researches chronic pain, says she used to dump her knowledge on people, once even scaring off a yoga instructor by giving unsolicited advice on back pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Paul Doherty, of Culmore Road, admitted seven charges between 2007 and 2013 relating to the contaminated dump and was sentenced to one year in prison.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Once the spears are gone, most of us dump the cloudy green brine straight down the sink without thinking twice about it.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Someone had made a big trash dump there.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon