Example Sentences

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Paz scrapped two-decade-old fuel subsidies that had drained the Treasury's international dollar reserves, but so far has failed to stabilize fuel supplies.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Mr Pinsard said the family had been forced to live in temporary accommodation which had drained their savings.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

One of Patricia’s lowest moments was when she drove her child with special needs to an out-of-state facility and ran out of gas after an auto-pay bill for $300 had drained her bank account.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024

At the bottom of these empty depressions, Benn found cave openings, through which the lake had drained.

From National Geographic • Jan. 10, 2024

He was very old and weak and the effort at passionate speech had drained him.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman