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Example sentences for: draining

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

The show is emotionally draining on a regular basis, so this week's attempt by the idealistic Dr. Carter (Noah Wyle) to perform a holiday miracle on a dying teenager is guaranteed to have you doubling up on Prozac.
These springs fed a network of streams draining through the Las Vegas Wash to the Colorado River.
However, the average human has only 5.5 liters of blood (a quantity that could be estimated by draining a cadaver).
The scenario: Allergies inflame and clog a nose, precluding it from draining mucus and fluids from sinuses and ears.
"It's very draining physically and emotionally," said Josh Pons as he drove around the farm in a golf cart a few minutes later.