drain

Example Sentences

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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

Another user, talking about bugs that can form in the code created, commented "One session in a loop can drain your daily budget in minutes".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Jimenez told The Times that he had been homeless for about 10 years and had stayed in the drain for one or two nights because he felt safer there.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Late in the film, things are at their darkest: a friendship has been torn apart, and the band is spiraling down the drain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Five hundred dollars down the drain, thought Fadi glumly.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai