drink up
Example Sentences
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Vernice was “destined for more education and a husband who made his living sitting a chair”; Annie hoped “for factory work and a man who didn’t drink up his pay.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Thames Water said it “would like to reassure its customers that the village water supply has been safe to drink up to this point”.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024
Or how gardens thirstily drink up quantities of water that would quickly form puddles on a lawn?
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2023
The owner’s alfalfa, which is used to feed cows, can withstand higher salt levels, so for now it can still drink up the river water.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
As each sheet was passed to him, he scattered fine sand across the signature to drink up excess ink, shook it off, and set the note aside.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
