sap

Example Sentences

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Travel-related companies have weathered investor fears that the war with Iran would sap demand for leisure travel.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

I think they’re doing so not only because they’re personally disgusted, but because they agree with Judge McKeown that this behavior will eventually sap their authority as a court.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Even if they don’t offer yields, stablecoins could sap $500 billion in U.S. bank deposits over the next three years, according to estimates from Geoff Kendrick, head of digital-assets research at Standard Chartered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The honour has cast a global spotlight on a fragile cottage industry battling labour shortages, rampant adulteration and dwindling sap supplies.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Her hands went to her staff, and I gripped the gloves in my pocket, just as two large balls of sap pelted us both between our eyes.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia