Example Sentences

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When in government last May they revealed that a top bank had been siphoning off money, meant for small and medium-sized companies, to several large firms.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2021

By the time Gunman was complete, and more implants were discovered, it was clear that the Soviets had been siphoning American secrets from our typewriters for eight years.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2021

His shunt had been siphoning excess fluid to his abdomen for years where it was absorbed, preventing life-threatening high pressure in the brain.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2020

There were a lot of wrecked cars, and the ground was littered with the jerry cans that people had been siphoning fuel into.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2014