expended
Example Sentences
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No firearms or expended bullet casings were found.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Researchers estimated that in the first 16 days of conflict, allied forces expended 11,294 munitions costing roughly $26 billion.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
Still, perhaps all this energy expended on creating a fictional narrative of global solidarity has not been wasted.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
More fundamentally, as AI handles routine cognitive work, the remaining human contribution shifts toward judgment, creativity and relationship management—the value of which bears little relationship to time expended.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Who had ever expended so much passion on a dream, only to stand helpless as it was granted to others?
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
