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It breaks you, physically, emotionally, you’re drained. – Bobby Mann	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Following several rounds of lockdowns, many individuals are worn out, unemployed or underemployed, and have drained their savings to a level at which they now have to reduce spending. – Ting Lu	Found on CNN 2 years ago
They closed the transient 5th Avenue Motel and now where will they go? They came from all over to stay for a night or a month or whatever they could afford, however they can afford it – and now it’s gone, broken windows boarded up, chain link fence surrounding it like it’s a dog with scurvy. The transient hotel drained pale, pissing in an empty ashtray. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
It was like the soul was drained out of the city, not being able to celebrate Mardi Gras, it was awful. – New Orleanian Dominique Dilling-Francis	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
So when that Ryder Cup was over, I was drained for the previous year-and-a-half, and after I went to Spain and finished play, I needed a break — not only for me but also for my family. We all endured it together and I just wanted the time to be a dad and be a husband and just be there for my wife and my son. – Jon Rahm	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The Navy subsequently drained the tank and collected samples from existing monitoring wells. Results taken in and around Tank 5 indicated increases of hydrocarbons in soil vapor and groundwater. – Hawaii Department of Health	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I’m tired. I’m worn out. I am exhausted. I am drained emotionally and physically, my brain is mush. My phone has been attached to the charger so much, I feel reminiscent of the corded phones I grew up with. I think I’ve consumed like 30 calories in the last 36 hours. Coffee counts, right? – Red White Bethune	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We appreciate everything our dedicated team has done for Bojangles this past year, from navigating a global pandemic to adjusting to new safety measures to picking up shifts for those unable to come in for work, we've asked, and they've delivered. But this hasn't been easy, and we know many people are physically and emotionally drained, so we hope these extra two days off will provide rest and refreshment. – Bojangles CEO Jose Armario	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I remember the color drained from her [the doctor’s] face after she did the proper examination. She turned the lights off and looked at his eyes and said, ‘Something’s not right’. – Josie Rock	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Oprah Winfrey is just mindblowing, she gives me goose bumps ... A couple of days ago, she texted me to say she was in Paris and coming to the show. My blood drained from my body. – Stella McCartney	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Every week we hear from people who have been taken advantage of by fraudsters, it’s hard to hear these stories of citizens who are duped and not only have their hearts broken, but often their bank account drained and lose their good name to false accusations of abuse, but is a predictable consequence of giving out green cards to anyone who claims to have been the victim of a crime. – Jessica Vaughan	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
If you practice Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, you could be pretty tired with how hot it was, it was in the mid to high 90s( 35 Celsius). You can get pretty drained pretty quickly. – The Australian	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Not a single one of these people carrying firearms out there in Texas caught this guy in what he was doing, it drained law enforcement resources and subjected citizens to being unnecessarily taken into custody, and I think we should all be very grateful that nobody else got hurt. – Bob Gualtieri	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
It’s a horrible situation, a man was murdered, buried in his own back yard, had his property stolen and probably his bank accounts drained from somebody from what I understand was trying to help. – Ronald Shumway	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
A man was murdered, buried in his own back yard, had his property stolen and probably his bank accounts drained from somebody from what I understand was trying to help. – The Morning News	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Teachers have been drained by the high number of classes and by the uniform textbooks. – Marta Baliko	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The people we met in Madaya were exhausted and extremely frail, doctors were emotionally distressed and mentally drained, working 'round the clock with very limited resources to provide treatment to children and people in need. It is simply unacceptable that this is happening in the 21st century. – Hanaa Singer	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Our energy has significantly been drained because of the social and psychological pressure in our media business as well as global economic problems. – Dogan Holding CEO Yahya Uzdiyen	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When it was over I just felt drained. I didn't feel anything other than that. I didn't realize it was going to be such a big deal to be honest. – Hillary Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Unfortunately, the town of St. Andrews drained onto the first fairway, so they really couldn't go. – Padraig Harrington of that Saturday	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
This week had been very stressful and taken a lot out of me, i have not been able to focus properly on today's race and after the events of the last few days feel emotionally and physically drained. – Mo Farah	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It’s like you’re not alive for four days out of the week because you have to go on a machine all day basically, and then you sleep it off for the rest of the day because you have no energy after being drained and refilled. – De Leon	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. – Robert Albert Bloch	added by anonymous 14 years ago
When you are feeling depreciated, angry and drained, it is a sign that other people are not open to your energy. – Sanaya Roman	added by anonymous 14 years ago

It breaks you, physically, emotionally, you’re drained.

– Bobby Mann

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Following several rounds of lockdowns, many individuals are worn out, unemployed or underemployed, and have drained their savings to a level at which they now have to reduce spending.

– Ting Lu

Found on CNN
2 years ago

They closed the transient 5th Avenue Motel and now where will they go? They came from all over to stay for a night or a month or whatever they could afford, however they can afford it – and now it’s gone, broken windows boarded up, chain link fence surrounding it like it’s a dog with scurvy. The transient hotel drained pale, pissing in an empty ashtray.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

It was like the soul was drained out of the city, not being able to celebrate Mardi Gras, it was awful.

– New Orleanian Dominique Dilling-Francis

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

So when that Ryder Cup was over, I was drained for the previous year-and-a-half, and after I went to Spain and finished play, I needed a break — not only for me but also for my family. We all endured it together and I just wanted the time to be a dad and be a husband and just be there for my wife and my son.

– Jon Rahm

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Navy subsequently drained the tank and collected samples from existing monitoring wells. Results taken in and around Tank 5 indicated increases of hydrocarbons in soil vapor and groundwater.

– Hawaii Department of Health

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I’m tired. I’m worn out. I am exhausted. I am drained emotionally and physically, my brain is mush. My phone has been attached to the charger so much, I feel reminiscent of the corded phones I grew up with. I think I’ve consumed like 30 calories in the last 36 hours. Coffee counts, right?

– Red White Bethune

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We appreciate everything our dedicated team has done for Bojangles this past year, from navigating a global pandemic to adjusting to new safety measures to picking up shifts for those unable to come in for work, we've asked, and they've delivered. But this hasn't been easy, and we know many people are physically and emotionally drained, so we hope these extra two days off will provide rest and refreshment.

– Bojangles CEO Jose Armario

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I remember the color drained from her [the doctor’s] face after she did the proper examination. She turned the lights off and looked at his eyes and said, ‘Something’s not right’.

– Josie Rock

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Oprah Winfrey is just mindblowing, she gives me goose bumps ... A couple of days ago, she texted me to say she was in Paris and coming to the show. My blood drained from my body.

– Stella McCartney

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Every week we hear from people who have been taken advantage of by fraudsters, it’s hard to hear these stories of citizens who are duped and not only have their hearts broken, but often their bank account drained and lose their good name to false accusations of abuse, but is a predictable consequence of giving out green cards to anyone who claims to have been the victim of a crime.

– Jessica Vaughan

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

If you practice Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, you could be pretty tired with how hot it was, it was in the mid to high 90s( 35 Celsius). You can get pretty drained pretty quickly.

– The Australian

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Not a single one of these people carrying firearms out there in Texas caught this guy in what he was doing, it drained law enforcement resources and subjected citizens to being unnecessarily taken into custody, and I think we should all be very grateful that nobody else got hurt.

– Bob Gualtieri

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

It’s a horrible situation, a man was murdered, buried in his own back yard, had his property stolen and probably his bank accounts drained from somebody from what I understand was trying to help.

– Ronald Shumway

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

A man was murdered, buried in his own back yard, had his property stolen and probably his bank accounts drained from somebody from what I understand was trying to help.

– The Morning News

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Teachers have been drained by the high number of classes and by the uniform textbooks.

– Marta Baliko

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The people we met in Madaya were exhausted and extremely frail, doctors were emotionally distressed and mentally drained, working 'round the clock with very limited resources to provide treatment to children and people in need. It is simply unacceptable that this is happening in the 21st century.

– Hanaa Singer

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Our energy has significantly been drained because of the social and psychological pressure in our media business as well as global economic problems.

– Dogan Holding CEO Yahya Uzdiyen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When it was over I just felt drained. I didn't feel anything other than that. I didn't realize it was going to be such a big deal to be honest.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Unfortunately, the town of St. Andrews drained onto the first fairway, so they really couldn't go.

– Padraig Harrington of that Saturday

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

This week had been very stressful and taken a lot out of me, i have not been able to focus properly on today's race and after the events of the last few days feel emotionally and physically drained.

– Mo Farah

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It’s like you’re not alive for four days out of the week because you have to go on a machine all day basically, and then you sleep it off for the rest of the day because you have no energy after being drained and refilled.

– De Leon

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.

– Robert Albert Bloch

added by anonymous
14 years ago

When you are feeling depreciated, angry and drained, it is a sign that other people are not open to your energy.

– Sanaya Roman

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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