deplete

Example Sentences

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The Pentagon is interested in enlisting the companies to use their personnel and factory capacity to increase production of munitions and other equipment as the wars in Ukraine and Iran deplete stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

It’s difficult to predict when these expensive issues will show up, and they often deplete emergency savings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

However, recent warmer temperatures this winter and extreme wind events have beaten down the wildflowers and signaled that summer is approaching, which can deplete the bloom, according to Fraga.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

In trying to prevent the goal, Joe Gomez picked up an injury to further deplete Liverpool's already threadbare options at centre-back.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The balance is delicate and government veterinarians have found that repeated small doses can gradually deplete an animal’s supply of the protective enzyme cholinesterase, so that without warning a minute additional dose will cause poisoning.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson