How to Use pump out in a Sentence
pump out
phrasal verb-
The icon has been pumping out a ton of projects lately.
— Celeste Polanco, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024 -
Typical ant baits will kill the worker ants and leave the queen to pump out more.
— Lucy Warren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023 -
This can cut off the venous return of blood to your heart, which means your heart will have less blood to pump out.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024 -
Trump, for his part, would like to increase tariffs and pump out gushers of oil.
— Josh Boak, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024 -
These tools are being used to pump out more and more content at a quicker pace.
— Lisa Montenegro, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 -
His job was pumping out the water and wastewater from the trailer homes set up for the oil rig workers.
— Mckenzie Andersen, oregonlive, 24 July 2023 -
Broadly speaking, red oaks seem to be pumping out the acorns more than white oaks and chestnut oaks this year.
— John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023 -
Outside, the men are trying to rig a solar panel on top of a water truck to pump out water.
— TIME, 20 Oct. 2023 -
Watching the show one night from the floor, I was impressed by how much bass sound could be pumped out at a standing audience.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024 -
Never know where the delivery truck exhaust is pumping out heat in the middle of the day while packages are run up to the front door.
— Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Those volcanoes pump out the gasses that make up an atmosphere.
— Regina G. Barber, NPR, 8 May 2024 -
In the early 1800s, shipyards from Maine to Maryland started pumping out ships built for speed.
— Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024 -
In some ways, the resorts are like offshore oil rigs, pumping out nearly all of the country’s income.
— Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 -
The burner will pump out enough heat for everything from morning coffee to your evening steak.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024 -
But instead of reams of paper pressed and cut, this warehouse is home to Area 2 Farms, which now pumps out greens, herbs and root vegetables.
— Ciara O'Brien, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023 -
The trust's analysis indicates that the mine has pumped out more than 67 million gallons to date.
— Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The wave is machine-like, pumping out picture-perfect barrels that are dream-like for any surfer.
— Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024 -
This is probably just as well considering the 6-inch subwoofer that pumps out low-end thunder from the heart of the unit.
— Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024 -
But the program pumps out millions in grants each year to mental health providers in every corner of Oregon.
— Ben Botkin, oregonlive, 15 June 2023 -
The flow of blood in the body is as follows: After getting oxygen from the lungs, blood travels back to the left side of the heart, where it is pumped out into the body's largest artery, the aorta.
— Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Crews pulled up anchor and pumped out more than 1 million gallons of water that had kept the ship grounded and stable.
— Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024 -
The long, slender design is adept at getting into the cockpit and recesses of the kayak to pump out water.
— Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2024 -
The drugmaker moved to address the issue by reducing the dosage of its drugs in order to pump out more exports last year.
— Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Kesh can pump out these types of tracks seemingly effortlessly, and the vibe is always right on point.
— Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 June 2024 -
The White House and Congress have pumped out billions of dollars to fix and improve the nation’s roads, ports, pipelines and internet.
— Alan Blinder, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023 -
Just don’t expect to be pumping out enough heat for an entire meeting space or campsite.
— Katie Begley, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023 -
But some problems aren’t easily solved: The lodges once had their septic systems pumped out twice per summer by truck.
— Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023 -
The zoo pumps out Moo Deng content on social media to satisfy her adoring fans.
— Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 -
In no small part, this would be due to the excessive thermal output, but also because simply pumping out more light from the lens isn’t useful.
— Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 -
The pandemic synced up perfectly, giving them the time and a reason to pump out songs and experiment while trapped inside.
— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2024
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