Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com

attritional









Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

It sought to squeeze as many resources out of the region as possible, with years of attritional warfare having taken its toll on the home front.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Military experts don’t expect the pattern of attritional fighting to change this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Launching his 20th Australian Open campaign, Monfils outlasted Sweeny, who is 15 years his junior, in an attritional first set.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

Dyche has worked with some attritional Premier League squads, at Burnley then Everton.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025

The attritional effect of repeated raids may be very great.

From Sound Military Decision by Edward C. (Edward Clifford) Kalbfus




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training