drained
Example Sentences
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Add the drained pasta and a splash of reserved pasta water and toss to combine.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Among those was a broad programme to privatise unprofitable state-owned enterprises -- long a guarantee of lifelong so-called "iron rice bowl" employment for millions but which drained public finances.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
It emerged in public the following morning that a drained Howe had stepped down.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Because they drained their savings buying and fixing up the house, they needed the cash infusions to fund the flora.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Was it coincidence that joy and power imperceptibly drained from my ministry?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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