depleting

Example Sentences

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One is the new 'overtake' mode, the other is the way the 2026 engines work, almost completely depleting and recharging batteries several times a lap.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Only then, when a small surplus is forecast, can energy inventories that are rapidly depleting be restocked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s dread about depleting global oil supplies and hopes around a deal to end the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

"The whole world is experiencing a prolonged drought but Turkey is also facing a severe hydrological drought," he said of a phenomenon where rainfall shortages hit the wider water system, depleting water bodies and groundwater.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Because of the peculiar status of the Fox Brothers baggage stock—whose numbers have been depleting all afternoon—I’ve seen for myself that they were fed and watered.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen