drained

Example Sentences

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He immediately sprinted to the corner of the court, caught a pass, and drained a 3-pointer of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Toss a can of drained beans with olive oil, a few strips of lemon peel and an Italian dressing packet, then let everything mingle for half an hour or so.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Paz scrapped two-decade-old fuel subsidies that had drained the Treasury's international dollar reserves, but so far has failed to stabilize fuel supplies.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

That's crucial, because in the past we've had players completely drained going into tournaments.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The grounds, in places, bore signs of the geometric Victorian trimness which had been their original form: drained fish-pools; the long white colonnades of skeleton pergolas; rock-bordered parterres where flowers no longer grew.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt