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

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

Banks say the yield payments could drain deposits, while crypto firms say the threat is overblown and that banks just don’t want the competition.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

A hundred times Shawn has seen me emerge from the bathroom unrecognizable, having washed the junkyard down the shower drain.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover