siphon

Example Sentences

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The alleged ability of Liaw and his crew to siphon off Nvidia’s top-of-the-line B200 chips doesn’t help that case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The longer this money resides in your sister’s bank account, the more opportunity she will have to siphon it away or spend it.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

New competitors began to siphon off market share, and fashion trends underwent a gradual shift to favor denim and workwear.

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

Corruption can siphon funds meant for health infrastructure, drug procurement or service delivery.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2025

“It’s really hard to siphon directly from one gas tank into another. You need a gas can like this so you can position the hose lower at this end. You know, gravity.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman