expending

Example Sentences

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Investors are largely wasting their time when expending significant time and resources to find stocks they think will outperform the market — unless they hold these stocks for many years.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

And the effort worth expending on collecting evidence depends on the importance of the decision—something Sutherland rates on a scale of 1 to 7.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

This boost to revenue and tourism, the government argues, justifies the resources it is expending.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Ms. Robbins challenges the reader to stop expending energy on controlling others and to focus on reclaiming our own peace and power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

I am very aware that I should not be driving, and yet I seem to be doing this without expending any thought or energy.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King