sapping
Example Sentences
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What it suggests is each rally is sapping more and more strength from the bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
Any geopolitical shocks or macro events could also widen credit spreads, raising funding costs for issuers and sapping investor demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
With higher energy prices sapping growth, tax revenues are set to be lower than eurozone governments had anticipated when framing their budgets for 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
But playing long into the summer in sapping conditions to become world champions is beginning to take its toll.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
The wound in my arm was sapping my ability to think, but I muttered, “Communication device ... spy at camp.”
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
