Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Luxury has been the death of us, our interests and our passions leeched to a dreary gray blur of programming.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

But multiple pharmacy owners told The Oregonian/OregonLive that an even larger challenge is the big share of profits leeched off by the pharmacy benefit managers.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

He said: "We were absolutely blown away when we saw the contents in there, as we might have expected them to have leeched out."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024

The waste might also be leeched into the soil, or into harder sediment, or, worst case, might have made its way into the groundwater.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2022

“Nothing. It’s like where the bomb landed and the poison’s leeched into the banks, everything’s gone in all directions till you get further out.”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline