Example Sentences

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Sometimes, the chemical “sauce” leaches out of plastic, a process that, research has shown, can be toxic.

From Slate • May 28, 2025

Without the constant pressure of gravity on the skeletal system, calcium from bones leaches into the body, which besides weakening the bones themselves can lead astronauts to be at higher risk of developing kidney stones.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

Namely, local bull trout populations are struggling because the pond leaches groundwater away from Gold Creek itself.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

Nature gave ticks, mosquitoes and leaches a quick-acting way to keep blood from clotting while they extract their meal from a host.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

If that fog leaches out of the jungle, or the monkeys return.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins