: something (such as an unprofitable investment) that steadily drains money or resources
a financial sinkhole
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebChilean authorities have not provided details of the investigation into causes of the sinkhole. Reuters, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 By Tuesday, the agency confirmed the sinkhole was actually larger – at almost 105 feet in diameter. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 The sinkhole should be a reminder of this conflict. Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 La Brea first premiered last September with a plot involving the emergence of a massive sinkhole in Los Angeles. Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 June 2022 The sinkhole is the 30th to be found in China’s Leye County. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 11 May 2022 However, Baltimore City Department of Public Works will be investigating to determine what, exactly, created the sinkhole, Kennedy said. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2022 Geologists would argue that the discovery is not surprising because of southern China’s karst topography, Veni, who works for a sister agency of the organization that explored the Chinese sinkhole, told Live Science’s Stephanie Pappas. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022 The scientists who explored the sinkhole were from the Institute of Karst Geology of the China Geological Survey. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 May 2022 See More