Wondering how to use Draining in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as exhausting or debilitating.
Draining meaning
present participle and gerund of drain
Synonyms of Draining
Using Draining
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of drain
- Useful related words include: exhausting, debilitating.
- In the example corpus, draining often appears in combinations such as: draining the, and draining, emotionally draining.
Context around Draining
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Draining
- In this selection, "draining" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, started, physically, emotionally, down, exercise and deep stand out and add context to how "draining" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an emotionally draining anzac day and and financially draining. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "draining" sits close to words such as amplify, archdiocese and bangor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with draining
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Campaigning in a vacuum is really draining for activists. (9 words)
Chronic and life-threatening disease is physically, emotionally, and financially draining. (11 words)
Hundred-Hand Slap is exceptional at draining an opponent’s Drive Gauge. (12 words)
At a heated Alpine Planning Group meeting, Sweetwater officials promised to reopen the lake, but wouldn’t set a date to restock fish killed by draining, nor pledge not to drain the lake to dead pool status again. (38 words)
But either type of action would be very draining for U.S. resources in the short term, at a time when, according to defense testimony, we are overstretched to replenish the U.S. stocks being prioritized for Ukraine. (38 words)
We generally take it for granted that Washington was an impressive man, but to triumph over this many illnesses at a time when cures ranged from draining your blood to draining your blood again seems near superhuman. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Then it started draining down the back of my knee and it started draining down to my calf.
We generally take it for granted that Washington was an impressive man, but to triumph over this many illnesses at a time when cures ranged from draining your blood to draining your blood again seems near superhuman.
Although depression can be physically draining, exercise is an excellent way to boost your mood and increase motivation.
A similar bradyseism occurred four decades ago, where magma chambers filling and draining deep below the Earth's surface prompted the evacuation of 40,000 people.
At a heated Alpine Planning Group meeting, Sweetwater officials promised to reopen the lake, but wouldn’t set a date to restock fish killed by draining, nor pledge not to drain the lake to dead pool status again.
Backing up just five days after an emotionally draining Anzac-Day defeat to the Roosters, the Dragons struggled to build any pressure with or without the ball despite persistently finding a way to stay in the contest.
But actually, when you look at the macroeconomics of a situation like healthcare, we are draining money by constantly recruiting, training then not retaining staff.
But either type of action would be very draining for U.S. resources in the short term, at a time when, according to defense testimony, we are overstretched to replenish the U.S. stocks being prioritized for Ukraine.
But Massie responded, going down field and draining the majority of the remaining four minutes in the half, getting to the 5 where Chesser found his way into the endzone.
Campaigning in a vacuum is really draining for activists.
Chest drains are tubes inserted into patients’ chest cavities to help them breath by draining away fluids such as water, blood and pus.
Chronic and life-threatening disease is physically, emotionally, and financially draining.
Combat is very similar to Bloodborne, including the fact that blocking is discouraged, by quickly draining your stamina, and you get some of your health back if you immediately counterattack when injured.
Every year tens of thousands of college students decide that they don't like it here and they move on, draining our community of brainpower and economic activity.
For his next tip, he advised draining the poached egg on kitchen paper instead of toast, to prevent it from getting soggy.
For O’Brien, a walkout would mean dipping into the Teamsters’ $350-million strike fund, draining him of valuable resources for his expected campaign to organize Amazon.
For some, staying up all night is too draining, too uninspiring, too mind-numbing.
He's asking for a cap on fees to be established, that way these companies can't keep raising their prices and draining our pockets.
How lethargy works, how fatigue impacts you, how going to the hospital multiple times can be draining.
Hundred-Hand Slap is exceptional at draining an opponent’s Drive Gauge.
Common combinations with draining
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- draining the 21×
- and draining 15×
- emotionally draining 10×
- the draining 9×
- be draining 7×
- draining of 7×
- of draining 6×
- draining and 6×
- it draining 6×
- is draining 6×