saps
Example Sentences
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It will be difficult to stanch the flow of red ink, but the alternative—an ever-growing debt that saps our economic vitality—would be far worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The fight for new capital saps investment from other sectors, while meeting increasingly grandiose ambitions requires more computing power, which in turn demands more energy, which stokes energy price increases, and so on.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Cooper rejects the view that this slot-machine version of entertainment saps our ability to focus.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Forced to smear herself with a lotion that Teddy claims saps her powers, she does it with feathery spa fingers like she’s getting a facial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
Then all the energy saps from his body.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
