drain

Example Sentences

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MPs from the governing coalition stress any "brain drain" is not a new problem for the country, and say its recent deeper woes are a hangover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC

Sometimes I felt like my brain was one of those colanders our housekeeper, Mrs. Ellsworth, used to drain pasta, full of little holes that let all sorts of important things escape without my permission.

From Literature

Its regional ambitions were a drain on its already stretched finances.

From The Wall Street Journal

Toxicity is pervasive; draining and self-defeating, but almost unavoidable.

From BBC

It is that optimism that has been drained over the recent months.

From BBC