Sentence examples for essentially drained from inspiring English sources

The San Joaquin River, the second longest within California and once among the best salmon-fishing rivers in the country, was dammed in the '40s and essentially drained for irrigation, 60 miles of a once-beautiful river run dry.

These marketing and advertising costs associated with retail funds within 401(k) plans essentially drain money away from retirement savers.

During those three months, Mr. Viola took in an additional $112,000 and withdrew $912,000, essentially draining the account, court records show.

In total, Mr. Roberts is draining essentially all the $11 billion of cash on Comcast's year-end books to pay for the deal, and it now falls to him to demonstrate his media credentials.

Essentially all solutions draining from the mine are collected at the 5-way, making it possible to determine and monitor the flux of metals and sulfur from the system.

Regular meditation and healthy amounts of sleep essentially work to drain out the toxins -- such as molecules associated with the degeneration of brain cells -- that build up during waking hours.

He arrived essentially dead, unconscious and nearly drained of blood.

But it would be a shame if we slipped into the mindset of seeing a growing population as essentially a drain on resources.

"Where other people may hyperventilate or feel faint when having a panic attack, my anxiety essentially caused high levels of tiredness, leaving me feeling incredibly drained," Muhammad explains in her book.

A shunt is essentially brain plumbing that drains away excess cerebrospinal fluid.

But when the territory's resources were drained by the building of a railroad into the interior, the Germans essentially began confiscating all the land from both tribes.