pour into
phrasal verb
poured into; pouring into; pours into
: to spend (a large amount of money, time, energy, etc.) on (something)
She has poured thousands (of dollars) into the business.
He has been pouring all his time/resources into the project.
Examples of pour into in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
According to the state’s 2023 master plan, $30 million has been poured into expanding the California National Guard through initiatives to hire, train and embed more members and funding fentanyl seizures.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Instead of icebergs, meltwater pouring into the Atlantic at the island’s edge is projected to become the leading cause of Greenland’s thinning.
—Jerry McManus, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
Really not shying away from that, more just kind of pouring into that.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024
Local leaders, aid organizations and civic groups poured into the block in Baltimore Highlands on Tuesday to offer resources to the community.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
That amount is more than three times what the industry poured into Mr. Trump’s campaign by this period in 2020, the organization found.
—Rebecca Elliott, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Past players, coaches and supporters poured into their beloved gym.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
Following the American retreat from Vietnam, vast sums were poured into Assault Breaker, in which powerful airborne radars would peer deep behind Soviet lines in Eastern Europe.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
Hundreds of billions of dollars, both public and private, are pouring into AI.
—Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024
Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Instead of icebergs, meltwater pouring into the Atlantic at the island’s edge is projected to become the leading cause of Greenland’s thinning.
—Jerry McManus, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
Really not shying away from that, more just kind of pouring into that.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024
Local leaders, aid organizations and civic groups poured into the block in Baltimore Highlands on Tuesday to offer resources to the community.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
That amount is more than three times what the industry poured into Mr. Trump’s campaign by this period in 2020, the organization found.
—Rebecca Elliott, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Past players, coaches and supporters poured into their beloved gym.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
Following the American retreat from Vietnam, vast sums were poured into Assault Breaker, in which powerful airborne radars would peer deep behind Soviet lines in Eastern Europe.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
Hundreds of billions of dollars, both public and private, are pouring into AI.
—Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024
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“Pour into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20into. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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