drain
Example Sentences
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India is a major importer of gold, meaning purchases drain its dollar reserves.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
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
Yvonne from Markinch out-of-school club placed a cone over the open drain overnight so no children would see and to prevent any other wildlife from getting hurt.
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
By the time he finished high school, though, he decided this would be too great a drain on the family finances, and would interfere with his sisters’ studies.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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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