Example Sentences

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The company said on Tuesday alone, it had pumped 660 million litres of water to customers across the region - more than 100 million litres more than the average for a day.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

When the call came on January 17, Bri had pumped about a thousand ounces of extra breastmilk, which was stored in her freezer.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

It would land in Lubmin, a tiny coastal village where the Nord Stream 1 pipeline had pumped out Russian gas since 2011.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

At exactly 3:44, the tank was full and they noticed that they had pumped 10.7 gallons.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

It looked like someone had stuck an air pump nozzle under my skin and had pumped away.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini