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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The Housatonic, which flows south from western Massachusetts through Connecticut and empties into Long Island Sound at Stratford, is known for its dangerous currents.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Take a Day Trip to Boca Chica Beach Located within the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge on the southernmost stretch of the Texas coastline, Boca Chica Beach spans the spot where the Rio Grande River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
The Keweenaw Peninsula's Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light, where the Portage Ship Canal's western end empties into Lake Superior, and the Sheboygan Breakwater Light, north of Milwaukee in eastern Wisconsin, are available because the U.S. Coast Guard no longer needs them.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
Shake everything on crushed ice, and empty into a tall glass.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Take a Day Trip to Boca Chica Beach Located within the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge on the southernmost stretch of the Texas coastline, Boca Chica Beach spans the spot where the Rio Grande River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
The Keweenaw Peninsula's Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light, where the Portage Ship Canal's western end empties into Lake Superior, and the Sheboygan Breakwater Light, north of Milwaukee in eastern Wisconsin, are available because the U.S. Coast Guard no longer needs them.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
Shake everything on crushed ice, and empty into a tall glass.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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