Example sentences for: siphon

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

  • The Post lead says some House Democratic staffers are worried that a pro-Clinton ad campaign would siphon off money needed by House candidates, and that House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt is already "irked" at White House officials for unleashing James Carville's particularly aggressive anti-Starr, anti-Gingrich defense of Clinton last Sunday.

  • Smaller charities in various parts of the globe were funded by these large Gulf charities and had employees who would siphon the money to al Qaeda.

  • But is the Internet so miraculous an advertising vehicle that Gross will be able to siphon off $400 per person from total ad spending of $1,000 per family--or persuade advertisers to spend an additional $400 to reach each of his customers?

  • Both papers explain that the Democratic anti-impeachment strategy is to push for a full House censure vote, in the hope that this will siphon some key moderate Republican votes away from any impeachment bill.

  • The plan is drawing criticism from both ends of the spectrum: conservative Republicans fear it will siphon off pro-impeachment support, and Democrats argue that it's a backhanded way of punishing the President without satisfying Constitutional standards.


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