How To Use Drained In A Sentence

After such a long time in storage, all the oil will have drained to the sump.
Transfer the drained veg to a large bowl. Times, Sunday Times
The ebbing of his hope drained his faith.
He drained the tank of all water.
Where woods existed near undrained marsh or bog, a traveller's difficulties were enhanced.

Add undrained can of macaroni seasoning with sardines. Archive 2009-03-01
The bath water slowly drained away.
In some ways it's been draining, or at least the changes have left me feeling drained.
United left the pitch looking stunned and drained.
The plants should be grown in a sunny or partially shaded spot and prefer a fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Times, Sunday Times
Pile avo over the toast, top with crab, adding a few slices of drained cucumber. Times, Sunday Times
In New Jersey, native vegetation is mixed oak forest on well-drained upland sites over sandstone, shale, diabase, and basalt. Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)
Planting them in soil or compost that is well drained will help too. Times, Sunday Times
I tried to study her face for some trace of the winning girl I'd known, but there was nothing left in either her drained appearance or her wheedling manner. Intervals
They have been drained of meaning by their lazy overuse, dangerously sharp and potent concepts reduced to kitsch cliché.
She dipped her goose-feather quill into a jade inkpot, drained the red ink along the side, and unhurriedly marked a circle around the black tent the eunuch had pointed out to her. Shadow Princess
Animals killed by the shechita technique are not stunned before having their throats cut and blood drained out. Plan to label ritually slaughtered meat angers religious group
Winnie pushed away her unfinished toast and drained her glass of lukewarm tea.
Thin coals mark periods of swamp conditions on the floodplain, although some palaeosol profiles suggest relatively well-drained conditions, including a thin calcrete.
Add the drained whole tomatoes and chicken stock, making sure the lamb is submerged beneath the liquid. Times, Sunday Times
The ice cubes can then be drained into glasses for drinking water as they melt.
We are emotionally drained and physically exhausted. Times, Sunday Times
His entire being had been drained by the immense blast he'd unleashed on the assaulting legions, but Rakael's desperate cry for help had catapulted him out of his repose.
Suddenly Grant felt drained and aware once more of the increasing ache in his injured arm and leg.
He drained his bourbon and poured another glass. Times, Sunday Times
The long journey completely drained me.
Only when he had drained the cup of every fleshly pleasure could he accept those deeper thirsts which drove him on.
They grow in any moist but well-drained soil in a fairly sunny location. Times, Sunday Times
For centuries bogs have been drained and converted to agricultural land.
Steven explains how the land has been slowly drained, reclaimed, and industrialised.
The amount of fluid drained should equal or exceed the amount instilled.
Add drained sweetcorn, chilli and pepper. Times, Sunday Times
Having orgasms should be a pleasurable, thrilling experience… they make you breathless, your whole body becomes warmly ‘buzzed’, drained and satisfied.
The increase of pore pressure due to cyclic loadings under undrained conditions causes the effective confining pressure and the shear strength of the soil to decrease.
Mother was so angry that her face was drained of blood when she knew his son had committed the crime.
In making a Flower Bed, see that the ground is well drained; that the subsoil is deep; that the land is in a mellow and friable condition, and that it is rich.
The dams also render the animals easy prey for hunters and trap them when the water is drained for irrigation.
Stir together then add the drained macaroni. Times, Sunday Times
It is also not in dispute that within limits its progress can be modified by human intervention, for example by drainage; the maximum slope sustainable in fully drained soil can be up to twice that in the same soil undrained.
I was very upset and emotionally drained, and very weepy.
The Giants were drained from the division race, and they could not overcome their many injuries; Bonds missed the second playoff game and was a nonfactor throughout. WILLIE MAYS
Whatever may be the natural character of the soil, unless always well drained by a porous subsoil, the first step toward establishing a good lawn is to secure perfect underdrainage. Village Improvements and Farm Villages
Then time passed and the colour drained from both cheeks and scoreboard. Times, Sunday Times
Blood drained from her face as she learned what had happened.
But the symptoms of deprivation are much the same as those of excess, and I am left weak and drained, an empty husk until I take another dose.
We allowed flow to continue until less than 1 drop of perfusate drained from the circulation in 10 seconds.
In the shadowless white light, the priest looked pale and careworn, and his usually florid complexion seemed drained of colour. GRACE
Stir the lentils and drained, rinsed borlotti beans into lemon dressing. Times, Sunday Times
The plain has coarse, well-drained, generally ferruginous and relatively infertile soils. Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park, Central African Republic
Choose a sheltered sunny position with well-drained and composted soil which is weed free.
Add the rinsed and drained freekeh to the onion mixture and stir to cover in oil. Times, Sunday Times
The rest of the fluid was drained the next day. The Sun
I asked if it was getting annoying, being drained of energy when there's so much to do, but she said she didn't have the energy to get annoyed.
He drained his bourbon and poured another glass. Times, Sunday Times
A survey carried out by the council says that much of the land has been mined below the legal limit, and there were no baulks of peat left to prevent the area from being completely drained.
Before harvest the fields are drained to let the sun ripen the heads. Food Watch
Stir in undrained diced tomatoes, rice, chili powder and Tabasco sauce.
Alternatively, they can be drained with a needle and syringe, although the sac of the hydrocele may fill with fluid again after a few months.
After the cheese is subjected to texture and flavor tests, the whey is drained before warm and cold rinses, followed by the addition of fat dressings, milk, cream, stabilizers and salt.
The cup is drained of air and applied to specific areas of the body causing the skin to tumefy, or swell.
he asked with soft wonder, all his anger, pain and frustration magically drained away.
Wetlands were being drained so the land could be developed, estuaries were being reclaimed and forests were being cut down.
Most of his soils are a gravelly sandy loam known as Aura, well drained and with 15% clay.
Deccan, which make up the southern half of the Empire; the great plain which stretches southward from the Himalayas and constitutes what was formerly known as Hindustan; and a three-sided tableland which lies between, in the center of the empire, and is drained by a thousand rivers, which carry the water off as fast as it falls and leave but little to refresh the earth. Modern India
Apart from the increased likelihood of heckling, self-contained groups like stag or hen parties tend to gab among themselves during performances, attention spans drained by too much drink.
After losing the game, Coach Saylor came to the press conference looking and sounding emotionally drained.
Drained by the Nushagak and other large rivers that flow into Bristol Bay, the lowland is dotted with morainal and thaw lakes. Bering Tundra (Southern) Province (Bailey)
Meanwhile, rinse the drained chickpeas and stir into the soup with the bay leaf and the parsley stalks. Times, Sunday Times
Add the hot, drained pasta to the sausage and pancetta over medium heat, tossing until well-coated.
Walker felt the warmth drain out of his soul as the door slammed shut and the light drained away.
In artificial wormeries the liquid has to be drained away and the worms kept aloft in the undigested matter. Times, Sunday Times
Clay is a professional bloat, eyes empty and drained of any serious intent, a drinking no-hoper, a writer who has not a single worthwhile thought in his head and whose sole interest is his needy, middle-age fixation on Rain, a one-dimensional sexpot. Zero Progress
Thus, if the soil be too wet, it may be drained; if too loose and sandy, it may be rendered more consistent and retentive of water by the addition of clay or loam; it may be enriched by chalk, or any kind of calcareous earth. Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments
We felt physically and mentally drained at the end. Times, Sunday Times
The waste water would be drained away through a 2, 000-foot tunnel, 150 feet below the river level.
He never took into consideration that we had two small children that I was still constantly getting up to during the night… or that our two little spitfires had drained me of most of my energy during the day.
I second this policy (control low-skill immigration and go wild with high-skill), but educated Mexicans should not be preferred over all the brains that could be drained from the developing world. Tyler Cowen on Mexican Immigration, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
I was acting tired and weak, as Edward had to think I was still being drained of my power.
I figured that parallel valleys all drained to the same place, so I tramped downstream along a creek until it emptied into a river adjacent to an unfamiliar trail.
The ship was plunged into total darkness as the engines drained power from everything except themselves and life support.
He also suffers from stomach pains and has been drained of energy.
The filling comprises podded and skinned broad beans that are cooked in milk, drained, then mixed with fried pancetta, sweet and strong spices, saffron, and freshly made cheese. Delizia!
If the pump cannot be drained completely, store the sprayer where it cannot freeze.
The advantage of kench salting is that the fluids are drained off leaving the flesh fairly dry. Chapter 5
The sets are effective; economical and fairly traditional, with drained out colour, predominantly greys and blues.
Spices like ginger, fenugreek, cloves, cardamom and hot peppers are simmered in butter, then the solids are drained off.
When they've finally drained the mountain of gold, the three men must survive the descent, the banditos and each other to turn their gold into untold wealth.
For example, improperly drained drip pans on air conditioning units, and standing water in humidifiers and dehumidifiers, can grow bacteria or mold.
Within days, blockades at Britain's oil refineries had drained every garage of fuel, threatened the health service, food supplies and industry and brought the government to the brink of declaring a state of emergency.
Space them about 6 feet apart in well-drained, slightly acid soil.
It so drained Dunwoody that he felt forced to consult a sports psychologist.
But they did not have things all their own way as the Greek players drained a succession of three-pointers to keep the contest close in the second half.
To substitute fresh diced tomatoes for a 14.5-ounce can of undrained diced tomatoes, use approximately 1 1/4 cups of diced fresh tomatoes and 1 cup of liquid. Replacing Canned Tomatoes with Fresh | Spontaneous ∂erivation
Mix the thickened juice with the drained fruit and top the cake with the mixture when cool. Times, Sunday Times
Add the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and drained freekeh/bulgur wheat and stir to combine. Times, Sunday Times
Colour couldn't create the mood and tone I was going for: the character is drained of emotion, devoid of attachment to reality, thus there is no colour.
On occasion, and especially with larger boils, the larger boil will need to be drained or "lanced" by a healthcare practitioner. Life's Like That
The work is expected to take about a year during which time the surface will be levelled, drained and reseeded and flood lighting installed.
Try growing it in a container in an ericaceous, well-drained compost.
Her face, pale and lined, drained of life, speaks of some unvoiced tragedy, as if she's whispering to her party leadership, ‘I said all I was asked to say and still you cast me aside.’
When they were small enough, swamplands were drained and then used to pasture animals or planted with crops.
In the north-east is agricultural land on chalk or limestone well drained by rivers.
In this paper, a two-dimensional flow equation and a thermodiffusion equation are used to simulate the diffusion feature of the cooling water drained into Puyang River by Xiaoshan Power Plant.
Ultimately, maintenance drained the water tank, squashing that tricky freezing problem, and we took off.
When the tatties had boiled enough she drained them and abandoned the meal to cut up lean bits of chicken for the dog. LOOKING FOR THE SPARK
The well-drained areas on the mounds comprise brown forest soils and humus-iron podzols.
Add the rinsed and drained chickpeas, as well as the dissolved stock cube. Times, Sunday Times
Peaty soils dominated hollows and lower slopes with tallish heather, and subalpine soils dominated the freely drained ground with short heath.
Those patches are lichen and it usually indicates heavy, poorly drained soil. The Sun
Add the rinsed and drained freekeh to the onion mixture and stir to cover in oil. Times, Sunday Times
In the past she has admitted she found working on the BBC1 soap extremely stressful and her more traumatic storylines had left her feeling emotionally drained.
The supervisory board of the Bulgarian National Bank was a straight jacket for the elite, which drained the financial system in a pagan and barbarian way.
The disease they caused, known as bilharzia or schistosomiasis, drained the energy of hundreds of millions of people who were supposed to build European empires. Parasite Rex
Mix 100g drained tinned salmon with a chopped spring onion and plain low-fat yogurt. The Sun
Jeffrey Forbes drained 47 treys -- one fewer than Dean -- and displayed as much offensive promise as his fellow frosh. Big Sky Conference
Fans should try and understand that at a competition, when you finally get off the ice, you're exhausted and drained.
She explained how any spillage should have drained into interceptor tanks to trap oil, but Environment Agency inspectors using dye discovered that oil was bypassing the safeguards and getting into the watercourse.
Once the moment of euphoria had passed, would not life threaten to be as empty as the drained glass of celebratory champagne?
Just think of how physically drained you feel when you become worried or depressed about something. Life Without Work
Mike nodded, drained half the glass, and sat it on the bar.
Drained like a conventional bath, it is filled from taps discreetly mounted beside the raised marble floor.
The nervous and physical energy expended drained him in the second half, hence his withdrawal, said Williamson.
The next few classes dragged by slowly and after the day was over she felt physically drained.
They grow in any moist but well-drained soil in a fairly sunny location. Times, Sunday Times
Stir in undrained diced tomatoes, rice, chili powder and Tabasco sauce.
In one place cooks were toiling to roast huge oxen, and fat sheep; in another, hogsheads of ale were set abroach, to be drained at the freedom of all comers. Ivanhoe
The pond is drained every year.
The torrent of knocks roared louder, slightly failed upon the ear, made a crescendo, emulated Niagara, surpassed that very American effort of nature, wavered, faltered to Lodore, died away to a feeble tittup like water dropping from a tap to flagstones, rose again in a final spurt that would have made Southey open his dictionary for adjectives, and drained away to death. The Prophet of Berkeley Square
Unable to find enough energy to hit a ball his confidence drained away and, with no income, he took a job folding clothes and stacking shelves for a living.
To drink _supernaculum_ is to empty the cup so thoroughly that the last drop or "pearl," drained on to the nail, retains its shape, and does not run. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry
His chest radiograph showed a large globular heart, and an echocardiogram confirmed a pericardial effusion from which two litres of fluid were drained.
Place the meringue on a cake stand and spread the cream thickly over the top, before piling on the drained cherries. Times, Sunday Times
A sunny position and well-drained soil ensure success.
Add to the pot with drained, rinsed beans and boil for 3-5 min until tender. Times, Sunday Times
Elevator workers drained the fluid into empty soap containers and didn't change the labels.
The area is drained by several major rivers: the Welland and the Nene which flow north-eastwards to the Wash; the Avon running south-westwards to join the Severn; and the Sence running north to join the Trent.
The red blood corpuscles were drained of oxygen and now contained hemoglobin itself, not oxyhemoglobin, that bright red combination of hemoglobin and oxygen. Fantastic Voyage
Perhaps a hundred yards into the trees a wide, shallow creek drained from some unknown point in the forest into the lake.
Our failure to qualify and the personal anguish my family has suffered has left me emotionally drained. The Sun
a drained marsh
These soils are moderately deep to deep, well-drained loam or silt loam surface soils with loam or silty clay loam subsoils, formed primarily in sandstone residuum.
Transfer the drained veg to a large bowl. Times, Sunday Times
Most need full sun and fertile, well-drained sandy loam with a neutral pH and abundant organic matter.
Only a heightened style of performance can make sense of such iconoclasm, but here, especially in the first half, Wrentmore takes it at such a languid pace that the epigrammatic power of Orton's language is utterly drained away.
How many of us would welcome a dose of concupiscence, when the grinding realities of sickness and need have drained the body of all its sap and sweetness, just as a reminder of being sentient!
In this paper, a two-dimensional flow equation and a thermodiffusion equation are used to simulate the diffusion feature of the cooling water drained into Puyang River by Xiaoshan Power Plant.
The bad blood may have drained away but their rivalry is still there. The Sun
I wonder, Jarro, what you wild ducks will do next year, when Tåkern is drained and turned into grain-fields?" said Clawina. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Further legends state that the omphalos at Delphi stands upon the spot where Apollo killed the serpent Python, or upon the chasm through which the waters of Deucalion's flood drained away.
This is made from small pasta balls called acini de pepe-Italian for peppercorns (fregola or orzo can be substituted) - that have been cooked, drained, and cooled, then mixed with a tub of whipped topping, canned crushed pineapple, and canned mandarin orange segments. Deep Fried Kudzu
I felt an emptiness inside me, all my energy drained.
The curds are then cut, the whey drained and the curds rinsed before filling.
Tobias drained off his last glass quickly and stood up.
But NHS officials insist that developing countries are not being drained of nurses.
Stir through the chickpeas and drained cavolo nero. Times, Sunday Times
We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water.
At the next, he drained a 40-foot curling putt to go one over par, and raised his arms to the heavens, a la Faldo.
Soils tend to be high in acid with a predominance of clay (25 per cent and more), low in pH, but well drained and moisture retentive.
Bearded iris have a remarkable ability to survive poor conditions, but they grow and bloom best in rich, well-drained soil.
As she lay in the warm bath all the tension drained away.
The Fall Line Hills ecoregion is an area of rugged hills drained by tributaries of the Tombigbee and Tennessee rivers. Ecoregions of Mississippi (EPA)
White ash, buckeye, shellbark hickory, honey locust, black cherry, and red and yellow oak claimed slightly better drained land, threaded by enormous tangles of grapevine and poison ivy.
His soldiers leveled their villages and his engineers diverted and drained the water that gave the marshes life.
It was as if the blood had been drained from her, leaving no strength, but it wasn't a peaceful emptiness.
Mother was so angry that her face was drained of blood when she knew his son had committed the crime.
Roofs are of corrugated iron drained by copper spouts and downpipes.
My emotional turmoil had drained me.
Mix two teaspoons of light mayonnaise with half a can of drained tuna in springwater. The Sun
It grows well in most soils but thrives in a fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. The Sun
Coming down: drained; may experience flashbacks. Times, Sunday Times
Along the border between the Guineo-Congolian zone and this ecoregion, Gilbertiodendron dewevrei, a common rain forest evergreen forms extensive, mono-dominant stands in well-drained red-clay soils with high soil water capacity in the Ubangi and Ule regions. Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
Calcareous soils are freely drained soils containing free calcium carbonate within the profile.
These soils are moderately deep to deep, well-drained loam or silt loam surface soils with loam or silty clay loam subsoils, formed primarily in sandstone residuum.
When you come out of a tunnel, you are drained.
The long journey completely drained me.
The retinal fluid was drained and replaced with a saline solution.
Instantly his ears popped, and the pressure drained out of his head in a dizzying rush.
Select a sheltered, well-lit spot with a well-drained soil and dig over the earth to remove all weeds, before raking the surface to establish a fine, level tilth.
He confessed that after two days of the Games, and two gold medals on the opening night before an exultant home crowd, he was mentally drained when he faced van den Hoogenband on the third day.
Add the drained celeriac and potatoes. Times, Sunday Times
Soil here is extraordinarily thin, sandy, and well-drained owing to highly vertical relief and millennia of rainwater surface denudation.
And yet one would hate to see all the emotion drained from what is one of the most important days in the life of any teenager.
This confusion could have drained away cognitive resources needed to process story information.
She drained her glass in one huge swallow.
Tempo metamorphoses into headlessness in the hollowed minds of drained brains. Times, Sunday Times
Pour over the drained tomato juice and vinegar. Times, Sunday Times
It's true that most cheese comes from the protein-heavy curds after the lactose-laden whey is drained off. Cheese and Lactose
He gulped down his food and quickly drained the glass.
Many streams in the world's arid and semiarid regions run only intermittently and empty into broad, undrained basins known as playas, where they deposit their sediment and dissolved minerals.
Jersey City argued in federal district (that is, trial) court that the display complied with the Constitution (as interpreted in a number of Supreme Court decisions) because the sleigh and the Santa Claus and the Frosty the Snowman and the Kwanzaa ribbons that it added to the creche and the menorah "demystified" thtose two religious symbols -- that is, drained them of their religious meaning. Is That Legal?: Will Sam Alito Respect Earlier Opinions With Which He Disagrees?
She drained the beer and tossed the empty into the bin with the others.
a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything
Her arms crept around his waist and every last scrap of fight and anger drained fluidly from her body.
But at that time let me have a shady rock and wine of Biblis, a clot of curds and milk of drained goats with the flesh of an heifer fed in the woods, that has never calved, and of firstling kids; then also let me drink bright wine, sitting in the shade, when my heart is satisfied with food, and so, turning my head to face the fresh Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Silly little first kisses were fine for people who hadn't truly found love, but that feeling drained away.
Stir the gelatine into the liquid drained from the fruit. Times, Sunday Times
A survey carried out by the council says that much of the land has been mined below the legal limit, and there were no baulks of peat left to prevent the area from being completely drained.
His is the bitterness of a man who once knew trust and goodwill, who has been drained of it all in an instant.
The blood remaining in the oxygenator and the tubing set was drained into blood collection bags and was retransfused gradually in the operating room.
This gravelly soil is well drained and good for growing root crops.

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