pumped

Example Sentences

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A giant hose is lifted from the laden ship to the empty one and oil is pumped, sometimes more than a million barrels at a go.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The company said on Tuesday alone, it had pumped 660 million litres of water to customers across the region - more than 100 million litres more than the average for a day.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

It pumped out nearly 20 million tonnes of planet-heating carbon dioxide in 2022, making it the world's highest-emitting oil refinery, according to non-profit Climate Trace.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Whether it was the Prestige records that he pumped out in a couple of days, or there was “Birth of the Cool,” he just knew how to assemble musicians and let them tell their stories.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The men were divided into two watches: Shackleton, Crean, and McNeish steered, bailed, and pumped for four hours, while Worsley, Vincent, and McCarthy slept—or tried to.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong