drain
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration.
drained
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past participleof drain.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof drain.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
drainverb (used with object)to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration.
Example Sentences
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At this point, we’re all so psychically drained that the only response we can muster to this vacant period piece is: So what?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
But these sights are drained of their warmth, depicted with a cold, eerie hum that, when it bleeds into the roar of suffering miles away, becomes a deafening cacophony.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Mentally, physically, emotionally, I’m drained to the last drop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Page also points out that, whether on fire or not, a drained peatland emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere "all of the time".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Khrushchev drove out to his dacha that evening, drained and satisfied.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
