Example Sentences

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Drained energy, lack of focus, a sense of aimlessness when scrolling online and dread over returning “even just one more email,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Drained, dirty and delirious, he continued anyway, pedaling a bicycle he found during the apocalyptic night of Aug. 8 to one Lahaina neighborhood he was determined to save as a symbol of enduring Hawaiian heritage.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

Drained by the start-up grind, he left Grubhub and biked across the country.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

Drained and exhausted, Moss and Tracy were among the last to be strapped into harnesses.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2022

Drained of blood and awash he looked the colour of the silver backing of a mirror and his stripes still showed.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway