empty into
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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The 120-mile (195 km)-long river starts in the Mexican city of Tijuana, crosses into California and empties into the ocean.
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Fishermen actually catching their dinner where the San Gabriel empties into the Pacific.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
An outlet at its base allows it to be emptied into a tank.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
An investigator said the boy had been shot, stabbed and placed in a suitcase, which was thrown into a river that empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Fishermen actually catching their dinner where the San Gabriel empties into the Pacific.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
An outlet at its base allows it to be emptied into a tank.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
An investigator said the boy had been shot, stabbed and placed in a suitcase, which was thrown into a river that empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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 22 Apr. 2026.
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