depleted
Example Sentences
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A deal would stop the bleeding, but the world then has to refill depleted tanks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The future of the Strait of Hormuz remains a key sticking point in negotiations, with fears growing that the global economy will be hit hard as pre-war oil stockpiles are depleted.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
"They are all habitats that have been massively depleted so the only way that we are going to that reverse is to improve the habitat and create more of it."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
It shifts the shortage problem from today into the future, when governments and companies eventually will have to rebuild depleted reserves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The first stage depleted its fuel, and the booster coasted for a fraction of a second as it jettisoned stage clamps via explosive bolts.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing depleted
Zilch, Zip, Nada: Words For Nothing
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Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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