How to Use pump out in a Sentence

pump out

phrasal verb
Definition of pump outnext
  • The icon has been pumping out a ton of projects lately.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Typical ant baits will kill the worker ants and leave the queen to pump out more.
    — Lucy Warren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
  • This can cut off the venous return of blood to your heart, which means your heart will have less blood to pump out.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Trump, for his part, would like to increase tariffs and pump out gushers of oil.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
  • These tools are being used to pump out more and more content at a quicker pace.
    — Lisa Montenegro, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • His job was pumping out the water and wastewater from the trailer homes set up for the oil rig workers.
    — Mckenzie Andersen, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
  • Broadly speaking, red oaks seem to be pumping out the acorns more than white oaks and chestnut oaks this year.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Outside, the men are trying to rig a solar panel on top of a water truck to pump out water.
    — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Those volcanoes pump out the gasses that make up an atmosphere.
    — Regina G. Barber, NPR, 8 May 2024
  • In the early 1800s, shipyards from Maine to Maryland started pumping out ships built for speed.
    — Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
  • In some ways, the resorts are like offshore oil rigs, pumping out nearly all of the country’s income.
    — Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • But instead of reams of paper pressed and cut, this warehouse is home to Area 2 Farms, which now pumps out greens, herbs and root vegetables.
    — Ciara O'Brien, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • But the program pumps out millions in grants each year to mental health providers in every corner of Oregon.
    — Ben Botkin, oregonlive, 15 June 2023
  • Crews pulled up anchor and pumped out more than 1 million gallons of water that had kept the ship grounded and stable.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
  • The drugmaker moved to address the issue by reducing the dosage of its drugs in order to pump out more exports last year.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Kesh can pump out these types of tracks seemingly effortlessly, and the vibe is always right on point.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 June 2024
  • The White House and Congress have pumped out billions of dollars to fix and improve the nation’s roads, ports, pipelines and internet.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Just don’t expect to be pumping out enough heat for an entire meeting space or campsite.
    — Katie Begley, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But some problems aren’t easily solved: The lodges once had their septic systems pumped out twice per summer by truck.
    — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
  • By Sunday, Any Day Now pumped out nearly 300 orders — before noon.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The burly off-roader comes with several performance upgrades, the chief of which is a twin-turbo V-8 that pumps out well over 600 horses.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
  • Groundwater, which supplies most of the city’s water, is pumped out twice as fast as it is replenished, experts said.
    — Somini Sengupta César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 May 2024
  • The result is a hybrid powertrain that pumps out a maximum of 1,035 hp, which is sent to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Water was pumped out of the affected creeks, the EPA said, and dams were constructed to mitigate the spread of contaminants.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Under their hoods, the Pisces contain ballast tanks that can take in or pump out air and water as the pilot adjusts buoyancy throughout the dive.
    — Susan Casey, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
  • In chicken houses, gaseous ammonia rises from chicken litter and is pumped out through the vents.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
  • At one point, a faulty drinks machine starts pumping out Cherry Coke, drenching the kitchen in a flood of near-biblical proportions.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Networks used to pump out big-budget, popular shows like ER, and everyone would watch.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Speed, as Chinese EV makers pump out new models at a far greater pace than their foreign counterparts.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
  • What's more, this action helps renew the crust and pumps out key ingredients necessary for life.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024

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