pour

Example Sentences

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"El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world. Impacts will hit even harder, travel even farther, and cross borders with devastating speed," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

As governments and companies pour hundreds of billions of dollars into AI infrastructure, the company's value has topped $5 trillion, more than the gross domestic product of Japan or India.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Federal prosecutors say he would pour cheaper wine into old bottles that he affixed with fancy labels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Flores has mastered making the robot arms pour coffee, but he still often spills.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

But Phineas and his assistant have done this a thousand times—pour the powder, set the fuse, pour the sand, tamp the sand plug, shout a warning, light the fuse, and run like mad.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman