Sentence examples for drain up from inspiring English sources
The phrase "drain up" is not a commonly used phrase in written English. It is possible that it could be used in certain contexts, but it would likely be considered incorrect or awkward by most native speakers. A more common phrase would be "drain out" or "drain away." Example: "I watched the water drain up from the sink as I turned on the faucet." In this sentence, "drain up" is used to describe the movement of water from one place (the sink) to another (away from the sink), but it would be more natural to say "drain out" or "drain away."
Bush's plan would drain up to $3.4 trillion dollars from the Treasury.
"We anticipate we will be able to drain up to 70 percent of the water from the inundated area within a 24-hour period," said Olivia Watkins, a spokeswoman for the state's coastal protection and restoration authority.
Investors are worried about the economic impact of the Ebola crisis; the World Bank has said that if the epidemic spreads to the neighbors of the worst-hit countries — Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone — it could drain up to thirty three billion dollars from the combined G.D.P. of West Africa by the end of 2015.
This means that most growers cut costs by using inefficient HID bulbs that can drain up to 2000W every hour in a large enough grow.
It was only a couple of years ago when I decided I was going to stop working for free and this included 'helping out a friend because (s)he couldn't afford someone better' which can drain up a lot of energy.
After staining, excess dye was washed off with dye-free solution for >15 min. Where noted in the text, a cisternal puncture was performed to drain up to 100 µl of cerebrospinal fluid, and durotomy was performed.
Hester has promised a "drains up" review of the debacle once the problems are solved while the FSA has said it wants a full account of what went wrong.
The figure illustrates the flow profile of river Yamuna with various dams, reservoirs, abstractions, and drains up to Delhi.
Cysts can be drained up to twice per month, but there is a 100% recurrence rate in spite of this treatment.
In the U.S. alone, "vampire power" is responsible for draining up to $19 billion in energy every year.
Christmas dinner with all the trimmings could lead to congealed cooking oil and grease blocking drains up and down the country, water companies have warned.
