How to use drain in a sentence

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More sentences with drain

• The drains were filled with gunk and no water could flow off.From the entry fill
• Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.From the entry plug
• It turns out he was too bleeding cheap to ever drain the oil.From the entry bleeding
• I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week.From the entry drained
• The plumber had to get all the mank out of the drain.From the entry mank
• The sandiness of the soil here causes the water to drain off well.From the entry sandiness
• Removing the cooked food from the oil with a slotted spatula lets it drain better.From the entry slotted
• This ancient wash was an egressive channel that once drained a lake.From the entry egressive
• The fat that I drained off the meat clogged up the drain.From the entry clog up
• The accident victim's face was white, drained of all color.From the entry color
• Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.From the entry wash
• The plumber cleared the clog from the drain.From the entry clog
• Draining that swamp is going to take some doing!From the entry doing
• The most revolting smell was coming from the drains.From the entry revolting
• Call a plumber to unclog the blocked drain.From the entry blocked
• The bath water gurgled down the drain.From the entry gurgle
• She would never knowingly pour any pollutant down the drain.From the entry knowingly
• The fallen leaves were bunging up the drain.From the entry bung up
• How does a waterless urinal have a drain trap?From the entry waterless
• I ended up laughing so hard I had a little accident, so I had to waffle stomp it down the drain.From the entry waffle stomp
• The hair has fouled the drain.From the entry foul
• The plumber snaked out the drain.From the entry snake out
• A whirlpool is an instance of a vortex produced by ocean tides, or by a hole underneath where the water would drain out, such as in a bathtub.From the entry whirlpool
• For quotations using this term, see Citations:when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp.From the entry when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp
• Why is there such a brain drain of graduates from the North?2023 October 4, Philip Haigh, “HS2's rising costs: government only has itself to blame”, in RAIL, number 993, page 53. From the entry brain drain
• Orange Man wanted to drain the swamp and create some balance again.2021 July 20, Mike Shereck, Manhood Manifesto: How Men Must Lead at Home, at Work, and in the Public Sphere, Bombardier Books, →ISBN. From the entry orange man bad
• Collections need to be drained, the lung decorticated, and ongoing soilage of the chest controlled.2020, Virginia R Litle, Robert J Canelli, Peri-operative Management of the Thoracic Patient An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, E-Book…. From the entry soilage
• In some cases, percutaneous drains are adequate to obtain source control.2020, Virginia R Litle, Robert J Canelli, Peri-operative Management of the Thoracic Patient An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, E-Book…. From the entry soilage
• Be a real man and poop in the shower and waffle stomp it down the drain.2020 April 2, @AmericanDadLive, Twitter. From the entry waffle stomp
• Clinical examination revealed coronal color change of the tooth involved and pus draining from the gingival crevis.2019, Ilan Rotstein, John I. Ingle, Ingle's Endodontics. From the entry crevis

Meaning of drain

1. noun A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK).
2. noun An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
3. noun A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.

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Questions about drain in a sentence

How do you use drain in a sentence?

Drain is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.”

What is a short sentence with drain?

“The clogged sink drained slowly.”

What does drain mean?

Drain means a conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK).