pouring

Example Sentences

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Thomas Smith, director of economic policy at the TBI, argued: "Britain's state pension system was built for a different era. We can't keep pouring money into a system that is increasingly unaffordable."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

According to the department, adults nearby extinguished the flames by pouring water on the children until paramedics arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

As billions of dollars slosh through Division 1 programs, parents are pouring money into their children’s athletic careers with an intensity unimaginable a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

You would be pouring away your future returns.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

“It sounds like water pouring over a rock. You have no idea how beautiful it is!”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer