saps

Example Sentences

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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

But if their presence somewhat saps our national story of its romanticism, it only adds to its deep interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

But doing so saps its sensitivity, as doubling a cylinder’s resonant frequency would require shrinking it to one-eighth its original volume.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

Advertising dollars depend on eyeballs fixed to the game, so this sort of engagement is a win-win — for the leagues and their advertisers at least, if not always for the saps placing the bets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

It saps his energy, but he runs on.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario