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Use in Literature
Siphoning
When the water rises nearly to the top of the tank it is siphoned into another tank, and from there it is piped about the field.
–Bolton Hall in Three Acres And Liberty.
Dr. Welshmere nodded in reply to Sheldon's look of inquiry, and Viaburi was dispatched for the whisky and siphons.
–Jack London in Adventure.
They had conference with Kenealy; and then they took possession of a back room which they filled with bottles and siphons and jugs and druggist's measuring glasses.
–O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) in The Trimmed Lamp, et al.
When you say ‘sirens and siphons' you come near to estimating the alliterative atmosphere of Andre's.
–O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) in The Trimmed Lamp, et al.
He even does without a tablecloth and napkins! He discards the lime juice and siphons, and purchases a canvas evaporation bag to cool the water. He fires one gunbearer, and undertakes the formidable physical feat of carrying one of his rifles himself.
–Stewart Edward White in The Land of Footprints.
If, in addition, he takes canned goods, soda siphons, lime juice, easy chairs and all the rest of the paraphernalia, he is merely using a basic principle as an excuse to include sheer luxuries.
–Stewart Edward White in The Land of Footprints.
Tea was ready, and a great and hospitable table of bottles, ice, and siphons.
–Stewart Edward White in The Land of Footprints.
The pressure is supplied merely by a stream of running water, and the periodical silence of the birds is due to the fact that this pressure is relieved through the automatic siphoning off of the water when it reaches a certain height.
–Henry Smith Williams in A History of Science, vol 1.
When the fire died down the air contracted, the water was siphoned back from the bucket, which, being thus lightened, let the doors close again through the action of an ordinary weight.
–Henry Smith Williams in A History of Science, vol 1.
Nonfiction Usage
Script Usage
They caught me siphoning ozone from their atmosphere to sell on the black market. These humans are very touchy about this global warming thing.
–Lowell Cunningham and Robert Gordon in Men
Journalism Usage
Afghanistan - News: June 4, 2003 — Headline: Kabul Claims Progress in Revenue Battle with Warlords. Excerpt: Afghanistan's central government is reporting new progress in its fight to stop local warlords from siphoning off customs revenues. The Afghan Finance Ministry has taken control of a key northern border crossing, previously used as a cash source by local militias.
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Siphoning
When the water rises nearly to the top of the tank it is siphoned into another tank, and from there it is piped about the field.
–Bolton Hall in Three Acres And Liberty.
Dr. Welshmere nodded in reply to Sheldon's look of inquiry, and Viaburi was dispatched for the whisky and siphons.
–Jack London in Adventure.
They had conference with Kenealy; and then they took possession of a back room which they filled with bottles and siphons and jugs and druggist's measuring glasses.
–O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) in The Trimmed Lamp, et al.
When you say ‘sirens and siphons' you come near to estimating the alliterative atmosphere of Andre's.
–O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) in The Trimmed Lamp, et al.
He even does without a tablecloth and napkins! He discards the lime juice and siphons, and purchases a canvas evaporation bag to cool the water. He fires one gunbearer, and undertakes the formidable physical feat of carrying one of his rifles himself.
–Stewart Edward White in The Land of Footprints.
If, in addition, he takes canned goods, soda siphons, lime juice, easy chairs and all the rest of the paraphernalia, he is merely using a basic principle as an excuse to include sheer luxuries.
–Stewart Edward White in The Land of Footprints.
Tea was ready, and a great and hospitable table of bottles, ice, and siphons.
–Stewart Edward White in The Land of Footprints.
The pressure is supplied merely by a stream of running water, and the periodical silence of the birds is due to the fact that this pressure is relieved through the automatic siphoning off of the water when it reaches a certain height.
–Henry Smith Williams in A History of Science, vol 1.
When the fire died down the air contracted, the water was siphoned back from the bucket, which, being thus lightened, let the doors close again through the action of an ordinary weight.
–Henry Smith Williams in A History of Science, vol 1.
Nonfiction Usage
Script Usage
They caught me siphoning ozone from their atmosphere to sell on the black market. These humans are very touchy about this global warming thing.
–Lowell Cunningham and Robert Gordon in Men
Journalism Usage
Afghanistan - News: June 4, 2003 — Headline: Kabul Claims Progress in Revenue Battle with Warlords. Excerpt: Afghanistan's central government is reporting new progress in its fight to stop local warlords from siphoning off customs revenues. The Afghan Finance Ministry has taken control of a key northern border crossing, previously used as a cash source by local militias.
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