Example Sentences

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Residents are draining their savings for condos they can’t live in—dues haven’t been paused, because that could jeopardize a loan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Related: Parents are draining money from retirement accounts and home equity to pay for college.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Soderqvist stressed that the body still needs the energy when conditions are draining.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024

On Earth, Birch said he thinks of rivers as "conveyor belts" that are draining continents of their sediments, and delivering them to other locations.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2023

If they are draining the pods, we’ve definitely arrived.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera