drain

Example Sentences

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As for me, I washed my diary down the drain less to keep from hurting others than to protect my own privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The team examined a region of Alaska's North Slope roughly the size of Wisconsin, where hundreds of rivers and streams drain into the Beaufort Sea.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

"If you sow doubt about your commitment every day, you drain it of its substance."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Hollywood, we all know, is tanking — what with AI, strikes, streaming, high L.A. costs of everything, talent drain, avarice, you name it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But I was too nosy, and I’d have given just about anything to find out what made all the blood drain out of her face like that.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin