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

Tesla vehicles don’t use gas, but higher energy prices can sap consumers’ spending power and weigh on the overall economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

This sap is already known as a major pathway for Nipah virus transmission in Bangladesh.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

As the camaradas paddled down the smooth river, they could see the surrounding forest peppered with Brazil’s famous rubber trees, which ranchers harvested for a milky-white sap called latex.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple