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

But for anyone who’s tangled with an eating disorder — and the way its tendrils quietly siphon joy from even the simplest routines — it is something.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 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

Several nights later, the scene was identical except that the moon had waned to a sliver and the siphon was pouring liquid back into the jugs left half full of Velma T.’s elixir.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool