How to Use pour into in a Sentence

pour into

phrasal verb
Definition of pour intonext
  • Then it is simply poured into the soil at the base of the plant.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The milk is hot and ready to pour into the to-go mug once the second pod is done.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Crowds pour into the streets in support of the coup plotters.
    — Nicholas Bariyo, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Strain and pour into a Collins glass halfway filled with ice.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The cooked polenta is poured into a pan, cooled, and chilled.
    — Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Sunlight used to pour into a large french door that was now shaded by the tarp.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That is a testament to the passion and effort our team poured into the project.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
  • From a chute, a stream of water filled with wriggling fish poured into the river.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Crack some eggs, fold in your veggies, and pour into an oven-safe skillet to bake.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Soon after sitting down, deer poured into the CRP fields around me.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The blowout caused a loud banging sound and allowed frigid, whipping winds to pour into the aircraft.
    — Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Give yourself grace and try to make time to focus on one feel-good thing at a time to pour into yourself.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Smoke will keep pouring into the US as long as fires are burning in Canada.
    — Eric Zerkel, CNN, 4 July 2023
  • Remove from heat and pour into a metal bowl to cool for 20 minutes.
    — Emily Nabors Hall, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • When water is poured into the tiny buckets, your little one will watch in awe as the wheel begins to move.
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But on this night, the flock of about two thousand birds pours into the chimney continuously in the space of about a minute.
    — Deena Prichep, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Then to be on a set with people who pour into you, who really see you, who wanted you.
    — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
  • The wide mouth of the thermos helps with easy pouring into the insulated lid that doubles as an 8-ounce cup.
    — Grace Smith, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
  • But the money pouring into the contests, along with the low approval for President Biden, make the outcome a toss-up.
    — Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Shake until chilled and pour into a double old fashioned glass.
    — Essence Lifestyle, Essence, 16 Aug. 2023
  • From the west, the waterway pours into Rainy Lake, a picturesque, 360-square mile surface area that straddles the two countries.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
  • The list of virtues on the wall, the way the light poured into the canteen, the communal spaces laid out according to Montessori principles.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • That night, messages started pouring into the WeChat group.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • With all the money and talent being poured into Saudi soccer clubs, here's what to know.
    — Time, 11 Aug. 2023
  • As Black families pour into the South to hunt for records of their ancestors, the white backlash begins.
    — Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
  • In a river drainage along the eastern coast of Brazil, rapid flowing freshwater pours into the Atlantic Ocean.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • And Trapper is playing tennis and pouring into this kid in way that lasts a lifetime.
    — Lisa Baker Gibbs My Roots Are Showing, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • These help maintain the quality of gas that’s already been poured into a fuel tank.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Water poured into the streets, sweeping cars and people away in its undercurrents.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There once was a building on Detroit’s east side where a dignified gentleman poured into young people through lessons taught on and off the basketball court.
    — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024

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