- present participle of pour.
pouring
Example Sentences
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Thomas Smith, director of economic policy at the TBI, argued: "Britain's state pension system was built for a different era. We can't keep pouring money into a system that is increasingly unaffordable."
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
According to the department, adults nearby extinguished the flames by pouring water on the children until paramedics arrived.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
As billions of dollars slosh through Division 1 programs, parents are pouring money into their children’s athletic careers with an intensity unimaginable a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
You would be pouring away your future returns.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026
I bite my lip to stop the rest of the questions I have from pouring out.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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