deplete

Example Sentences

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The concern is that these could deplete Oracle’s free cash flow and saddle the company with debt.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

However, recent warmer temperatures this winter and extreme wind events have beaten down the wildflowers and signaled that summer is approaching, which can deplete the bloom, according to Fraga.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Its reliance on imports has been increasing as domestic oil and gas fields such as the North Sea basin deplete and climate policies phase out dirtier fuels including coal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

In trying to prevent the goal, Joe Gomez picked up an injury to further deplete Liverpool's already threadbare options at centre-back.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Or possibly the non-emigrant imagined that the tent of dust would deplete itself finally.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick