draining

Example Sentences

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Draining your savings will likely only compound that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Draining and refilling it every other day was an hourlong process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Draining and refilling it multiple times per week, as well as the losses incurred from stays canceled because of pool closures, cost close to $20,000 over the course of the summer, she estimated.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Draining Tulare Lake made it possible for the agricultural industry to thrive in the southern Central Valley, but that same industry has made the region more vulnerable than ever as the lake returns.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

Draining his daiquiri glass, he stood up and said, “Now I really must run.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole