saps
Example Sentences
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In a perfect world, we could focus our ire on the cynical, greedy and ruthless celebrities who treat their fans as saps.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Scholars have long suspected there is a link between heat and economic development, arguing that hot weather saps energy and productivity by increasing absenteeism and causing more workplace errors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
The strategy saps the migrants of the funds and energy they need to keep going.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024
It saps his energy, but he runs on.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
