attrition
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Today the dictionary disputes seem to have largely fizzled out, the pitched battles over lexicography having succumbed to a weary war of consumerist attrition.
The 49ers emerge from the bye healthier than they’ve been all season and continue to find ways to win despite earlier attrition.
From Los Angeles Times
“The concern we have is gradual attrition in a world where there is a lot of concern about trade diversion,” the ICC’s Wilson said.
Kitchener later served as Secretary of State for War and was instrumental in expanding Britain’s army to wage a prolonged struggle of attrition in Europe.
On the streets, the protests have evolved into a grinding war of attrition.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
