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.
Examples of empty into in a Sentence
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The disposable culture that was fostered by the plastics industry is playing out in places like the Buffalo River, which empties into Lake Erie in western New York.
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Michael Copley, NPR, 9 June 2024
Everyone would surely agree that dipping one’s toe in the water of the Tijuana River, or swimming just off shore near where the river empties into the ocean, constitutes physical contact.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The high concentration of nutrients flowing down the Mississippi River and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico has created a seasonal offshore dead zone larger than the state of New Jersey.
—Alan B. Sielen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
Nor are there busloads of asylum-seekers emptying into the streets of downtown Greenville.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
Water from Volcan Mountain follows this river about fifty-five miles before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
Aquariums should also not be emptied into street or storm drains, since these systems often discharge into the ocean.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2024
Brackish water dolphins are often sighted where the lake empties into the Arabian Sea.
—Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
Hudson’s travels brought him to what is now New York Harbor, where the river that would later take his name emptied into the Atlantic.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
Michael Copley, NPR, 9 June 2024
Everyone would surely agree that dipping one’s toe in the water of the Tijuana River, or swimming just off shore near where the river empties into the ocean, constitutes physical contact.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The high concentration of nutrients flowing down the Mississippi River and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico has created a seasonal offshore dead zone larger than the state of New Jersey.
—Alan B. Sielen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
Nor are there busloads of asylum-seekers emptying into the streets of downtown Greenville.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
Water from Volcan Mountain follows this river about fifty-five miles before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
Aquariums should also not be emptied into street or storm drains, since these systems often discharge into the ocean.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2024
Brackish water dolphins are often sighted where the lake empties into the Arabian Sea.
—Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
Hudson’s travels brought him to what is now New York Harbor, where the river that would later take his name emptied into the Atlantic.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
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“Empty into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20into. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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