expending

Example Sentences

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Expending so much effort during what’s supposed to be a fun, carefree time in their lives requires finding an outlet besides winning.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

Expending these funds isn’t designed to be easy, with multiple safeguards to ensure they’re spent properly.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022

Expending political capital on a dead man would be unlikely.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2017

Expending energy means caring and caring means someone has influence over you.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2016

The Barristers of England, how listlessly they sit, Expending on each other a small amount of wit; Without the opportunity of doing something worse, By talking nonsense at the cost of some poor client's purse.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various