Examples of 'drank away' in a sentence

Meaning of "drank away"

Drank away is a phrase used to describe the act of consuming alcohol excessively or repeatedly, often in an attempt to cope with or escape from negative emotions, problems, or reality. It suggests using alcohol as a means of numbing or avoiding one's troubles temporarily. The phrase implies a self-destructive behavior pattern and can denote an unhealthy relationship with alcohol

How to use "drank away" in a sentence

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Others always drank away their wages.
Drank away all of my fears and my doubts.
But your father drank away your dowry.
He drank away his house and land.
He got a pension that he drank away.
And drank away all his bonus money.
Who was it who gambled and drank away a fortune.
He drank away the pain.
Whatever skills you had as an engineer you drank away years ago.
Geographer drank away the globe.
Drank away your dowry.
Once he signed up and drank away all his bonus money.
I drank away many nights.
Said she scrubbed floors and cleaned up in boardinghouses after you drank away the ranch.
I drank away my wife.

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I had hoped to buy you a good marriage, but your father drank away your dowry.
They drank away the round glass and the boards.
A pawn shop owner gave me these for it and some cash … that I drank away.
But his daddy drank away every lick of grease we gave him.
I had hoped to buy you a good marriage, Veronica. but your father drank away your dowry.
He sold the sheep and drank away the money at Grandiflora.
He drank away his cows, his horses and his cart.
Married some singer, who promptly drank away her figure and what little brain she possessed.
I drank away my wife. They're good guys.
They are good guys . I drank away my wife.
So you drank away his troubles together?
My old man could not afford to take me ' cos he drank away what he earned!
Others always drank away their wages . He did not.
His arm 's bust . Can not pitch hay . He drank away the pain.
So what? They drank away the round glass and the boards.
I met some friends at a bar and drank away my sorrows till 2:00 a.

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