Sentence examples for a drain are from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a drain are" is not correct and usable in written English.
It appears to be a grammatical error, possibly a mix-up of singular and plural forms.
Example: "The pipes are a drain on the system."
Alternatives: "a burden" or "a liability."

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The main problems which lead to a perceived need to cover a drain are: to minimize the adverse impact of a polluted drain, especially close to residential areas, need to use the land area occupied by the drain for an access road or some other use, poor soil stability leading to bank failure, and to protect them from pollution.

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Water gurgling down a drain is "American Credibility".

Several years after our building was built, a drain was put in on the roof above our terrace.

A drain was placed into the recto-vesical pouch.

Ultimately, a drain was placed in the posterior mediastinum, and a feeding jejunostomy was constructed.

After splenectomy with excision of the cystic lesion, a drain was inserted and the wound closed.

A drain was inserted into the retroperitoneal space between the LGA and CHA.

A drain was kept at the anastomotic site, Douglas cavity, and paracolic gutter, and the abdomen was closed.

A drain was placed in the subhepatic region, and the abdomen was closed in compliance with proper surgical principles.

A drain was inserted through a point different from the skin incision and taken out at 24 36 h.

A drain was placed in the right lateral ventricle to drain CSF.

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