Example Sentences

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Overdrawing, or pulling the arrow back past my anchor point — when the tip of my index finger touches the corner of my mouth — caused misses to the left.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2022

Overdrawing groundwater has caused the land to sink in the Central Valley — in some places by as much as 28 feet — and farmers have to drill ever deeper wells to sustain their livelihood.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2020

Overdrawing groundwater dries up springs that feed pool ecosystems, stranding endangered species like the desert pupfish.

From Nature • Jul. 24, 2014