Sentence examples for or drain from inspiring English sources

Animal power was used wherever possible, with teams of eight horses hitched in pairs to turn windlasses and raise buckets of ore or drain water from the mine.

Or drain anchovies in oil, and cut in pieces.

"Occasionally, the holding tank or drain tube develops a leak.

He used the term "drenare la palude," or "drain the swamp".

Wash and dice the potatoes, leaving the skins on (or drain if using tinned ones), and put into the saucepan.

No longer did the raucousness of the city put her on the defensive or drain her of energy.

Some part of the business may distract management from a company's core operation or drain scarce resources from it.

What she called her "primitive shyness" about her writing made her unwilling "to reduce or drain into speech the power supply of the named".

The problem with beige and nude is that they encompass so many tones and shades, and they can either flatter or drain your natural colouring.

You can eat them like their Heinz cousins, a few at a time with a sandwich, or drain them and serve them as a side dish.

Abrupt changes can damage equipment and cause backup batteries to fill or drain too quickly, shortening their life spans, and, with them, the useful life of the plant.