siphon

Example Sentences

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The longer this money resides in your sister’s bank account, the more opportunity she will have to siphon it away or spend it.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

As just one example, a Treasury advisory committee has estimated that payment stablecoins, which may be issued by all sorts of nonbanks, could siphon off $6.6 trillion of bank deposits.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Using its pores for filtration, the stationary sponge creates its own currents to siphon its prey—as it must, if it is to feed and remain motionless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Corruption can siphon funds meant for health infrastructure, drug procurement or service delivery.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2025

It looks like she’s trying to siphon water out of their irrigation system, but that’s not going to work.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman