empty into
phrasal verb
emptied into; emptying into; empties into
of a river, stream, etc.
: to flow into (something)
The river empties into the Indian Ocean.
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Shake everything on crushed ice, and empty into a tall glass.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2025
There was a sewer ditch that ran along a set of barracks, and some portable toilets that were pulled back and forth between barracks for people to use and then emptied into the ditch.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025
In Comal County, Texas, about 90 miles east of Kerr County, the Guadalupe River meanders into Canyon Lake before picking back up on its journey to empty into the San Antonio Bay on the Gulf Coast.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Millions of gallons of wastewater enter the Tijuana River annually, emptying into the ocean and posing a health hazard to swimmers and military personnel stationed in the area.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2025
There was a sewer ditch that ran along a set of barracks, and some portable toilets that were pulled back and forth between barracks for people to use and then emptied into the ditch.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025
In Comal County, Texas, about 90 miles east of Kerr County, the Guadalupe River meanders into Canyon Lake before picking back up on its journey to empty into the San Antonio Bay on the Gulf Coast.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Millions of gallons of wastewater enter the Tijuana River annually, emptying into the ocean and posing a health hazard to swimmers and military personnel stationed in the area.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for empty into
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“Empty into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20into. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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