siphon

Example Sentences

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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

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, to siphon funds from Becerra’s dormant state campaign account between February 2022 and September 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Cooper thinks the profession is due for a reckoning as concierge practices siphon more doctors and deepen health disparities.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Now, a slew of LNG terminals are under construction and set to siphon prodigious amounts of natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

They came to a second siphon and knelt again.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson