How to Use "Pour" with Example Sentences

pour (v): to make liquid flow; to move quickly and in large amounts

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Used with nouns:

"Sunlight poured in through the window."
(sunlight, water, light)

"Can you pour me some more wine?"
(wine, tea, coffee, beer, water, juice, water)

"I poured her another drink."
(drink, glass, cup)

"They poured concrete into the hole."
(concrete, cement)

"She poured the batter into the cake mold."
(batter, liquid)

"Smoke poured out of the building."
(smoke)

Used with adverbs:

"He carefully poured the boiling water."
(carefully, slowly)

"She quickly poured herself a glass of iced tea."
(quickly)

"She poured out the spoiled milk."
(out)

Used with prepositions:

"I poured water into a glass."
(into, in)

"I poured a cup of coffee from the pot."
(from)

"The smoke poured out of the roof."
(out of)

"He poured alcohol over the cut."
(over, on)

"The light poured in through the window."
(in, out)