How to Use siphon in a Sentence

siphon

1 of 2 noun
  • Snails that had been shocked before retreated their siphons for longer than new snails.
    — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2018
  • The squid can also use the siphon to propel its way through water backward.
    — Julia Alexander, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Erika’s husband, Luis, sucks on a plastic hose to start a siphon.
    — Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 31 May 2017
  • The assassin bug's deadly proboscis is both sword and siphon.
    — smithsonianmag.com, 2 May 2017
  • To their surprise, the new snails kept their siphons wrapped up much longer after a shock, almost as if they’d been trained.
    — Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 15 May 2018
  • Its tubular siphon, which can grow to be 3 feet long, is an easy target for anatomical jokes.
    — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 27 Aug. 2019
  • To make the drink without a siphon, mix the ingredients and add sparkling water.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Painted on the walls are lessons on the evolution of Chemex brewing and the siphon pot.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 4 June 2018
  • Similar to the siphon, a heat source causes the water in the bottom chamber to form steam.
    — Catherine Hu, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2015
  • Choose from pour over, Chemex, Clever, siphon,drip, woodneck, French press, or espresso.
    — Catherine Strawn, Country Living, 1 Oct. 2014
  • Could Mo Alie-Cox return from a knee injury and siphon targets from both of them?
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Researchers think this is a deliberate act because the siphon is in such an odd position.
    — Erin Berge, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The site is adjacent to a shaft containing multiple pipes used to lift sewage up to the plant from harbor siphons.
    — Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2018
  • What if a state slashes its marijuana tax to siphon tax revenues from neighboring states?
    — Robert A. Mikos, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2017
  • The clam's digging foot extends from the bottom, and its siphon — or neck, as it's commonly called — extends from the top.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 17 Sep. 2017
  • The clam’s digging foot extends from the bottom, and its siphon — or neck, as it’s commonly called — extends from the top.
    — David Berger, The Seattle Times, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Just three months ago, 60 millions received a report from a woman who was also struck in the heart due to a faulty siphon.
    — Amanda Randone, Teen Vogue, 22 June 2017
  • Rock-boring clams poked their siphons from the sand or the gray patches of Swiss-cheese-like colonies to send small jets of water airborne.
    — Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News, 8 July 2017
  • For any basic cocktail being made in a soda siphon, the ratio of water to alcohol should be four to one.
    — Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 28 June 2013
  • The Kyoto-style iced coffee is potent, and the siphon-filter drip bar makes for an impressive show.
    — Los Angeles Magazine, 20 June 2017
  • Octopuses typically use the siphon — a funnel that can eject water — to swim and steer.
    — Erin Berge, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
  • More precisely, every day for the past eight days has been a record as rapid evaporation and human use siphon water from the reservoir.
    — Rachel Ramirez, Pedram Javaheri and Drew Kann, CNN, 17 June 2021
  • Squids do not have blowholes but do have siphons, which look similar and are involved in the animal's respiration process.
    — Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The siphons lowered the height of the lake by nearly 20 feet, but they were damaged in recent icefall, and only two are now working.
    — Nick Miroff, chicagotribune.com, 7 Aug. 2017
  • The researchers next plan to crank up the whipping siphon pressure to trap and release more carbon monoxide with more smaller bubbles inside the foam.
    — Akila Muthukumar, STAT, 3 July 2022
  • Now, after being filtered, the air is pumped to overhead ceiling ducts and then downward into the cabin, where other vents near the floor siphon it out.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The device Rebecca was using is called a whipping siphon, which is commonly used in the culinary world or on cooking shows.
    — Amanda Randone, Teen Vogue, 22 June 2017
  • At one point in the loop, a fiber splitter siphons off a small fraction of each pulse, and it is compared with the reference pulse in what’s called a homodyne detector.
    — Peter McMahon, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
  • If attacked by birds, the man-of-war also has a siphon that allows the gas to leak from their air bladder and then escape underwater, Burgess says.
    — National Geographic, 11 June 2016
  • The researchers crafted their own whipping siphon and pressurized it up to 200 psi, almost seven times the pressure of a car tire.
    — Akila Muthukumar, STAT, 3 July 2022

siphon

2 of 2 verb
  • The water needs to be siphoned from the pool.
  • Funds were siphoned from the schools to build a new stadium.
  • The large chain stores are siphoning profits from the small local stores.
  • She illegally siphoned money out of other people's bank accounts.
  • The back room, siphoned off for the event, was empty.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But goodwill will get siphoned without a big splash.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But the days of weak attempts to siphon your information are over.
    — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Still, Bravo’s six challengers hoped to siphon off enough votes to pull him into a runoff.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 15 May 2023
  • Shut the engine off and siphon the old gasoline out of the tank before causing any damage.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
  • And so the government could siphon aid sent to Syria, Basha said.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Another option is to use a siphon pump to siphon the gas out of the mower without tipping it over.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, it was siphoned off and exploited.
    — Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Online sellers were siphoning customers and big name brands had begun to sell goods from their own stores.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Nonetheless, the amount of money flowing through the ecosystem has begun to siphon off.
    — Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Alternatively, an easier method is to use a siphon pump to siphon the old oil out of the mower.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Huge sums that could be spent on care are instead being siphoned off to insurers and middlemen.
    — Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The fungi then siphon the carbon into the soil, supporting pretty much all life on the planet.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
  • Twenty years later, all of the money and power in publishing has been siphoned to the very, very rich.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There will be absolutely copycats buzzing around, attempting to siphon your juice.
    — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Jan. 2023
  • And other places, like Las Vegas, siphoned the star power.
    — Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
  • No donor will invest in Gaza if Hamas is in control or siphoning away supplies.
    — Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Criminals with your bank login credentials could siphon money from your account or run up charges on a credit card.
    — Staff and Nerdwallet, oregonlive, 16 June 2023
  • The success can only go so far while dams and canals continue to siphon off the river’s formerly cyclical high flows.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • To quickly and temporarily get rid of standing water, use a wet/dry vac, siphon away the puddle, or sweep it away with a broom.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • To quickly and temporarily get rid of standing water, use a wet/dry vac, siphon away the puddle, or sweep it away with a broom.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The public funding may not be siphoned out of library budgets, but shortfalls have to be covered somehow.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • That leaves Democrats to decide whether to siphon off Raskin’s nomination and move forward with the rest of the slate.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Critics say funding the vans is siphoning off regular transit users.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Israel has also accused Hamas of siphoning aid and taxing goods for its survival.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The cops theorize that Daniel siphoned off the money into his own account and faked his death, with plans to escape with the cash.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025

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