drain
Example Sentences
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But it also allows you the room you need to expand your world with abundance, not shrink it and drain it into scarcity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Dr. Prasad pushed out agency veterans who have been supportive of rare-disease and cancer drugs, which resulted in a brain drain at the agency and delayed drug reviews.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
A hedgehog that spent at least four days stuck in a rusty underground drain pipe in Fife has been rescued with the help of some cooking oil and a large pair of pliers.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
It also helped that the British monarchy retains a certain aura, even after decades of tabloid headlines and Netflix series have tried to drain away the mystique.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
It was a square cement building with a shower at one end and a hole on the floor so the water could drain into the open sewer.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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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