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Example sentences for: drain

How can you use “drain” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

For one thing, a big brain is a metabolic drain on our bodies.
He waded near the bank and watched the light Drain through the trees and set on the water That told his fortune with floating sticks and leaves.
The administration now calculates that over the following 10 years, the tax cut will cost some $3 trillion--this just at the time that retiring baby boomers are starting to drain the Social Security surpluses.
Saturday in Massachusetts, just off I-91, in a restaurant, in the men's room, on the red plastic screen that covers the urinal drain, were emblazoned these words: "Say No To Drugs."
); and the Treasury ("The costs of putting peacekeepers on the ground will be a major drain on resources.