Example Sentences

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The mother contacted the authorities this week, saying the baby had drunk Nestle milk from one of the lots removed from the market.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

It was noted in the Care App, a digital record of residents' daily care updates, that Susan's father had drunk fluids directly from the jug.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

I never once considered that I might not feel thirsty because I had drunk too much.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2025

Georges Braque, in 1907, looked at his Spanish friend’s new painting, “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon,” and felt “as if someone had drunk kerosene to spit fire.”

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Clara had drunk her evening tea and was sleeping peacefully.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende