drain
Example Sentences
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Residents feared the project would strain the electrical grid and drain their local aquifer.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
"That's when everything went down the drain," she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
"For these reasons, members of the public should never enter a pipe, drain, catch basin, manhole, or outfall."
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“July will start hitting the U.S., particularly as we see a drain on commercial crude stocks for another, say month-and-a-half to two months.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
A drain in the middle of the floor.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing drain
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 5
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"On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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