Example Sentences

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I do not observe any pronounced hesitation on the part of my plundered victims, even though they surprise me at the moment when I am draining the jar; they continue their work with quiet industry.

From The Mason-Bees by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

My poor sister, I am draining the cup to the dregs.

From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various