drain
Example Sentences
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The blockade is set to drain more oil from a tight market, prolong the squeeze on other key commodities flowing through the strait and inject significant uncertainty into the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
But it could also act as a drain on shares of Tesla, the electric-vehicle giant that it shares a CEO with.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 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
Banks say the yield payments could drain deposits, while crypto firms say the threat is overblown and that banks just don’t want the competition.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
I cup my hands under the faucet and watch as the water pools out and circles the drain.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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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