drink up
Example Sentences
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Vernice was “destined for more education and a husband who made his living sitting a chair”; Annie hoped “for factory work and a man who didn’t drink up his pay.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Thames Water said it “would like to reassure its customers that the village water supply has been safe to drink up to this point”.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024
Others, like the North American pitcher plant, are from the country’s steamy, boggy parts of the southeast, so they prefer to be outdoors in Southern California where they can drink up all our heat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022
Thirsty bees and butterflies can drink up while keeping their feet dry, and birds can drink or bathe.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022
As each sheet was passed to him, he scattered fine sand across the signature to drink up excess ink, shook it off, and set the note aside.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
